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.

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Variant of 肉Semantic
A simplified depiction of a headSemantic
Originally depicted something privateSemantic

Words with 育

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

电化教育

diàn huà jiào yù

multimedia education

饲育

sì yù

to rear (an animal)

养育

yǎng yù

to rear

体育

tǐ yù

sports

体育场

tǐ yù chǎng

stadium

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