Usage of the character 養

to raise (animals)
to bring up (children)
to keep (pets)
to support
to give birth

mùyǎng

牧养

[牧養]

to raise (animals)

fùyǎng

富养

[富養]

to raise (a child) indulgently

hányǎng

涵养

[涵養]

to cultivate (personal qualities)
(of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)

yǎngfēng

养蜂

[養蜂]

to raise bees

jiāyǎng

家养

[家養]

domestic (animals)
home reared

xiūyǎng

修养

[修養]

accomplishment
training
self-cultivation

yǎnghuā

养花

[養花]

growing flowers

zìyǎng

自养

[自養]

self-sustaining
economically independent (of state aid, foreign subsidy etc)

yǎngzhí

养殖

[養殖]

to cultivate
cultivation
to further
to encourage

qìyǎng

弃养

[棄養]

to abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc)
(literary) (of one's parents) to pass away

yǎngdà

养大

[養大]

to raise (a child or animal)

tiáoyǎng

调养

[調養]

to take care of (sb's health)
to nurse

yǎngnü

养女

[養女]

adopted daughter

wèiyǎng

喂养

[餵養]

to feed (a child, domestic animal etc)
to keep
to raise (an animal)

liáoyǎng

疗养

[療養]

to get well
to heal
to recuperate
to convalesce
convalescence
to nurse

yǎngyǎn

养眼

[養眼]

visually attractive
eye candy
easy on the eyes
to protect the eyes

zīyǎng

滋养

[滋養]

to nourish

sòngyǎng

送养

[送養]

to place out for adoption

yǎngliào

养料

[養料]

nutriment
nourishment

gōngyǎng

供养

[供養]

to supply
to provide for one's elders
to support one's parents

jìyǎng

寄养

[寄養]

to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc)
to foster
to board out

sǎnyǎng

散养

[散養]

free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc)

yǎngfèn

养分

[養分]

nutrient

yǎngzǐ

养子

[養子]

adopted son
foster son

jǐyǎng

给养

[給養]

provisions; supplies; victuals
(literary) to support; to provide for; to look after

yǎngyán

养颜

[養顏]

to nourish one's skin
to maintain a youthful appearance

bàoyǎng

抱养

[抱養]

to adopt (a child)

péiyǎng

培养

[培養]

to cultivate
to breed
to foster
to nurture
to educate
to groom (for a position)
education
fostering
culture (biology)

yǎngfù

养父

[養父]

foster father
adoptive father

yǎngcán

养蚕

[養蠶]

to raise silkworms

juànyǎng

圈养

[圈養]

to rear (an animal) in an enclosure

sùyǎng

素养

[素養]

(personal) accomplishment
attainment in self-cultivation

yǎngchéng

养成

[養成]

to cultivate
to raise
to form (a habit)
to acquire

shànyǎng

赡养

[贍養]

to support
to provide support for
to maintain

yǎngxìng

养性

[養性]

mental or spiritual cultivation

bǔyǎng

补养

[補養]

to take a tonic or nourishing food to build up one's health

yǎngmǔ

养母

[養母]

foster mother
adoptive mother

xiūyǎng

休养

[休養]

to recuperate
to recover
to convalesce

yíngyǎng

营养

[營養]

nutrition
nourishment
CL:種／种 (zhǒng)

yíyǎng

颐养

[頤養]

to nourish
to nurture
to strengthen

huànyǎng

豢养

[豢養]

to keep (an animal)
to look after the needs of (a person or an animal)
(fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay

yǎnglián

养廉

[養廉]

to encourage honesty
to discourage corruption

jiàoyǎng

教养

[教養]

to educate; to bring up; to nurture
upbringing; breeding; culture

rènyǎng

认养

[認養]

to sponsor
to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support)
to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)

yǎngdì

养地

[養地]

to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)

yǎnghuo

养活

[養活]

to provide for
to keep (animals, a family etc)
to raise animals
to feed and clothe
support
the necessities of life
to give birth

yǎnglǎo

养老

[養老]

to provide for the elderly (family members)
to enjoy a life in retirement

yǎngjiā

养家

[養家]

to support a family
to raise a family

yǎngyù

养育

[養育]

to rear
to bring up
to nurture

yǎnghù

养护

[養護]

to maintain
to conserve
curing (concrete etc)

shēngyǎng

生养

[生養]

to bring up (children)
to raise
to bear

yǎngshēng

养生

[養生]

to maintain good health
to raise a child or animal
curing (of concrete etc)

ānyǎng

安养

[安養]

to foster
to provide care (esp. for the elderly)

fǔyǎng

抚养

[撫養]

to foster
to bring up
to raise

xùyǎng

蓄养

[蓄養]

to raise (animals)

jìngyǎng

静养

[靜養]

to convalesce
to recuperate
to fully relax

shōuyǎng

收养

[收養]

to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
to adopt (a child)
adoption

fàngyǎng

放养

[放養]

to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment
to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc)
to release (a captive animal) into the wild

sìyǎng

饲养

[飼養]