育

yù

to have children

to raise or bring up; to educate

Birth crown (亠+厶) + flesh (⺼) = raise a child (育)

The top portion of 育 depicts a child being born — head down, emerging into the world. Below, the flesh radical grounds the character in the body: new life brought forth and nourished through physical care.

亠+厶+⺼→育
⺼Variant of 肉Semantic
亠A simplified depiction of a headSemantic
厶Originally depicted something privateSemantic

这对夫妻决定养育三个孩子。

zhè duì fūqī juédìng yǎngyù sān gè háizi。

This couple decided to raise three children.

学校的责任是教育下一代。

xuéxiào de zérèn shì jiàoyù xià yī dài。

The school's responsibility is to educate the next generation.

Words with 育

中等教育

zhōng děng jiào yù

secondary education

教育工作者

jiào yù gōng zuò zhě

educator

基础教育

jī chǔ jiào yù

elementary education

生育

shēng yù

to give birth to; to bear

生育能力

shēng yù néng lì

fertility

通才教育

tōng cái jiào yù

liberal education

通识教育

tōng shí jiào yù

general education

选育

xuǎn yù

seed selection

重视教育

zhòng shì jiào yù

to stress education

阿育吠陀

ā yù fèi tuó

Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)

阿育王

ā yù wáng

Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2], ruled 273-232 BC

阿育魏实

ā yù wèi shí

seed of ajwain

More characters with 亠

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