养

See also: 養

养 U+517B, 养 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-517B ← 兺 [U+517A] CJK Unified Ideographs 兼 → [U+517C]

Translingual

Stroke order

Etymology

Simplified from 養 (食 → 介)

Han character

养 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿人中中 (TOLL), four-corner 8022, composition ⿳䒑夫⿰丿丨 or ⿱𦍌介)

1. raise, rear, bring up
2. support

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 951, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 249, character 6
• Unihan data for U+517B

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 养 – see 養 (“to raise; to rear; to support; to provide for; to bring up; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 養).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

养

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. Alternative form of 美

Readings

• Kan-on: び (bi)
• Kun: うつくしい (utsukushī, 养しい)