抚养
Old HSK 6
抚养 (fǔyǎng) · to raise
抚养 (fǔyǎng) means “to raise; to bring up”. It is written with 2 characters: 抚 (to pat) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 抚养 is built
The characters
抚 fǔ · to pat
What 抚 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 无wú — no
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
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
奶奶把他抚养长大。Nǎinai bǎ tā fǔyǎng zhǎngdà.His grandmother raised him.
父母有责任抚养孩子。Fùmǔ yǒu zérèn fǔyǎng háizi.Parents have a duty to bring up their children.
Questions about 抚养
What does 抚养 mean?
抚养 (fǔyǎng) means “to raise; to bring up”.
How do you pronounce 抚养?
抚养 is pronounced fǔyǎng.
Which HSK level is 抚养?
抚养 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 抚摸fǔmōto stroke
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 疗养liáoyǎngto recuperate
- 培养péiyǎngto foster
- 养成yǎngchéngto form (a habit)
- 保养bǎoyǎngto maintain
- 教养jiàoyǎngupbringing
- 饲养sìyǎngto raise
- 修养xiūyǎngself-cultivation
- 养yǎngto raise (animals)
Learn 抚养 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.