饲

sì

old variant of 飼|饲[si4]

to raise; to rear; to feed

food (饣) + sound sì (司) = to feed and rear animals

The food radical (饣) carries the meaning — giving food to animals in your care. 司 contributes the sound sì and does not add meaning here.

饣+司→饲
司To managePhonetic
饣FoodSemantic

他每天都会饲养几只鸡。

tā měi tiān dōu huì sì yǎng jǐ zhī jī。

He raises a few chickens every day.

这个农场饲养了很多头牛和羊。

zhè ge nóng chǎng sì yǎng le hěn duō tóu niú hé yáng。

This farm raises many cattle and sheep.

Words with 饲

饲料

sì liào

feed

饲养员

sì yǎng yuán

zookeeper

饲主

sì zhǔ

pet owner

饲槽

sì cáo

feeding trough

饲育

sì yù

to rear (an animal)

饲草

sì cǎo

forage grass

饲养场

sì yǎng chǎng

farm

饲养业

sì yǎng yè

stock farming

饲养

sì yǎng

to raise

鼻饲

bí sì

nasal feeding

鼻饲法

bí sì fǎ

nasal feeding

动物性饲料

dòng wù xìng sì liào

feed made of animal products

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