养
养 (yǎng) means “to raise (animals)”. It is made of 羊 + 儿 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 养 into its parts
What 养 is made of
- 羊 yáng — sheep
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 儿 ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 儿 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
养 stroke order
Example sentences
我家养了一只猫。Wǒ jiā yǎng le yī zhī māo.My family keeps a cat.
你想养狗吗？Nǐ xiǎng yǎng gǒu ma?Do you want to keep a dog?
Words with 养
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 疗养liáoyǎngto recuperate
- 培养péiyǎngto foster
- 养成yǎngchéngto form (a habit)
- 保养bǎoyǎngto maintain
- 抚养fǔyǎngto raise
- 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing
- 饲养sìyǎngto raise
- 修养xiūyǎngself-cultivation
Also built with 羊
- 善shàngood
- 差chàpoor
- 样yàngform
- 氧yǎngoxygen
- 洋yángsea
- 痒yǎngitchy
- 盖gàilid
- 着zheongoing-state particle
- 祥xiánghappiness
- 美měibeautiful
- 羞xiūshame
- 羡xiànto envy
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yǎng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to raise (animals); to keep (pets); to bring up |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 八 (eight, #12) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) |
Questions about 养
What does 养 mean?
养 (yǎng) means “to raise (animals); to keep (pets); to bring up”.
How many strokes does 养 have?
养 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 养?
The radical of 养 is 八 (bā, “eight”), Kangxi radical number 12.
What parts make up 养?
养 is made of 羊 (sheep) and 儿 (child).
Which HSK level is 养?
养 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Learn 养 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.