养
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yǎng · to raise, to rear, to bring up

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HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #1346
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9Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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丷Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 养

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yǎngWords pronounced yǎng
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Example sentences

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Hǎo xí guàn shì cóng xiǎo yǎng chéng de.好习惯是从小养成的。

Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.

Source: Tatoeba #332909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men jīn tiān dé qù yǎng lǎo yuàn chàng gē.我们今天得去养老院唱歌。

We have to sing at an old folks home today.

Source: Tatoeba #5715125 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè liàng chē bǎo yǎng qǐ lái hěn guì.这辆车保养起来很贵。

It is expensive running this car.

Source: Tatoeba #333042 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yào gòng yǎng tā de māma hé mèimei.他要供养他的妈妈和妹妹。

He has to support his mother and his sister.

Source: Tatoeba #1948453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè yǒu jiào yǎng de rén.他是个有教养的人。

He is a learned man.

Source: Tatoeba #816481 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ nǐ bù néng yǒu háizi, nǐ zǒng néng lǐng yǎng.如果你不能有孩子,你总能领养。

If you can't have children, you could always adopt.

Source: Tatoeba #502779 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 养 in context

  1. Say yǎng, then recall the core meaning: to raise, to rear, to bring up.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 养成 (yǎng chéng), meaning “to cultivate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 养 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.