饲养
Old HSK 6
饲养 (sìyǎng) · to raise
饲养 (sìyǎng) means “to raise; to keep (animals)”. It is written with 2 characters: 饲 (to raise animals) + 养 (to raise (animals)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 饲养 is built
The characters
饲 sì · to raise animals
What 饲 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 司sī — to take charge of
- 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
他们家饲养了很多鸡。Tāmen jiā sìyǎng le hěnduō jī.Their family raises many chickens.
这里的农民主要饲养牛羊。Zhèlǐ de nóngmín zhǔyào sìyǎng niúyáng.Farmers here mainly raise cattle and sheep.
Questions about 饲养
What does 饲养 mean?
饲养 (sìyǎng) means “to raise; to keep (animals)”.
How do you pronounce 饲养?
饲养 is pronounced sìyǎng.
Which HSK level is 饲养?
饲养 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 营养yíngyǎngnutrition
- 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
- 修养xiūyǎngself-cultivation
- 养yǎngto raise (animals)
Learn 饲养 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 172: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.