孕育 (yùnyù) · to breed

孕育 (yùnyù) means “to breed; to nurture; to give birth to”. It is written with 2 characters: 孕 (pregnant) + 育 (to produce). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 孕育 is built

The characters

孕 yùn · pregnant

What 孕 is made of

乃nǎi — then
- 丿 — falling stroke
子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
  - 乛 — bent stroke
  - 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke

育 yù · to produce

What 育 is made of

亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
厶sī — private
⺼ — meat

Origin hint: A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

大地孕育了万物。Dàdì yùnyù le wànwù.The earth nurtures all things.

这片土地孕育了古老的文化。Zhè piàn tǔdì yùnyù le gǔlǎo de wénhuà.This land gave birth to an ancient culture.

Questions about 孕育

What does 孕育 mean?

孕育 (yùnyù) means “to breed; to nurture; to give birth to”.

How do you pronounce 孕育?

孕育 is pronounced yùnyù.

Which HSK level is 孕育?

孕育 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 孕育 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 224: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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