营养
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
营养 (yíngyǎng) · nutrition
营养 (yíngyǎng) means “nutrition; nourishment”. It is written with 2 characters: 营 (camp) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 营养 is built
The characters
营 yíng · camp
What 营 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 冖mì — cover
- 吕lǚ — a musical note
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
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
牛奶很有营养。Niúnǎi hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.Milk is very nutritious.
孩子需要更多营养。Háizi xūyào gèng duō yíngyǎng.Children need more nutrition.
Questions about 营养
What does 营养 mean?
营养 (yíngyǎng) means “nutrition; nourishment”.
How do you pronounce 营养?
营养 is pronounced yíngyǎng.
Which HSK level is 营养?
营养 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 经营jīngyíngto run (a business)
- 营业yíngyèto do business
- 夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer camp
- 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
Learn 营养 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.