育
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yù · to produce, to give birth to

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 育

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yùWords pronounced yù
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Example sentences

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Tā shì yí gè tǐ yù àihào zhě.他是一个体育爱好者。

He is a lover of sports.

Source: Tatoeba #2370677 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qiángdiào le jiào yù de zhòng yào xìng.他强调了教育的重要性。

He placed emphasis on the importance of education.

Source: Tatoeba #1350119 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn huì jiào yù rén.他很会教育人。

He is very good at teaching people.

Source: Tatoeba #1488557 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wéi bèi tǐ yù jīng shén de xíngwéi!这是违背体育精神的行为!

This is unsportsmanlike behavior!

Source: Tatoeba #1766099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yǒu shàng tǐ yù kè.我们有上体育课。

We have physical education.

Source: Tatoeba #4267215 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tǐ yù chǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xīng fèn de qiú mí.体育场里有很多兴奋的球迷。

There were a lot of excited fans in the stadium.

Source: Tatoeba #2317166 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 育 in context

  1. Say yù, then recall the core meaning: to produce, to give birth to.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 体育 (tǐ yù), meaning “sports”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 育 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.