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| 養 | |
joeng5 joeng6
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[1] [v] grow; raise; rear; bring up; support; breed [2] [v] support; keep (a family, etc.) [3] [v] give birth to [4] [v] nourish; cultivate (one's mind, etc.) [5] [v] educate [6] [v] nurse (a wound or illness) [7] oxygen [8] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
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| This character was last edited on 2nd Sep 2008 | |
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保養
bou2 joeng5 = to take good care of one's health
養育
joeng5 juk6 = bring up
養活
joeng5 wut6 = to raise
養殖
joeng5 zik6 = to cultivate; cultivation
養料
joeng5 liu6*2 = nourishment
養成
joeng5 sing4 = to acquire
養分
joeng5 fan6 = nutrient
營養
jing4 joeng5 = nutrition
休養
jau1 joeng5 = to recover; to recuperate
修養
sau1 joeng5 = accomplishment; mastery; training; self-cultivationSee all 60 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 養
生果又甜又有營養。 粵
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Fruits are sweet and nutritious.
雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉 粵
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Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 養
Unicode code for this character: U+990A (off-site link)
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