教养
Old HSK 6
教养 (jiàoyǎng) · upbringing
教养 (jiàoyǎng) means “upbringing; manners; to bring up”. It is written with 2 characters: 教 (to teach) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 教养 is built
The characters
教 jiāo · to teach
What 教 is made of
- 孝xiào — filial piety
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂lǎo — old
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 孝 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
这个孩子很有教养。Zhège háizi hěn yǒu jiàoyǎng.This child is very well-mannered.
父母有教养孩子的责任。Fùmǔ yǒu jiàoyǎng háizi de zérèn.Parents have the duty to bring up their children.
Questions about 教养
What does 教养 mean?
教养 (jiàoyǎng) means “upbringing; manners; to bring up”.
How do you pronounce 教养?
教养 is pronounced jiàoyǎng.
Which HSK level is 教养?
教养 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 教室jiàoshìclassroom
- 教学jiàoxuéteaching
- 教育jiàoyùeducation
- 教材jiàocáitextbook
- 教练jiàoliàncoach
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for advice
- 教授jiàoshòuprofessor
- 教训jiàoxunlesson
Learn 教养 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.