修养
Old HSK 6
修养 (xiūyǎng) · self-cultivation
修养 (xiūyǎng) means “self-cultivation; good manners; accomplishment”. It is written with 2 characters: 修 (to repair) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 修养 is built
The characters
修 xiū · to repair
What 修 is made of
- 攸yōu — distant
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 彡 gives the meaning, 攸 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
养 yǎng · to raise (animals)
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)
Example sentences
他是一个很有修养的人。Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu xiūyǎng de rén.He is a very cultivated person.
读书可以提高一个人的修养。Dúshū kěyǐ tígāo yí gè rén de xiūyǎng.Reading can improve a person's cultivation.
Questions about 修养
What does 修养 mean?
修养 (xiūyǎng) means “self-cultivation; good manners; accomplishment”.
How do you pronounce 修养?
修养 is pronounced xiūyǎng.
Which HSK level is 修养?
修养 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 修改xiūgǎito revise
- 维修wéixiūto repair
- 修理xiūlǐto repair
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorate
- 修复xiūfùto repair
- 修建xiūjiànto build
- 修xiūto repair
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 疗养liáoyǎngto recuperate
- 培养péiyǎngto foster
Learn 修养 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 205: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.