育 — Chinese character
育
yù
to produce, to give birth to; to educate
- Pinyin
- yù
- Radical
- 130 ⾁ (Meat)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 亠 厶
- Formation
- ideographic — A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb
- Japanese
- 育 as a kanji
Common words with 育
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate; to teach |
| 体育 (體育) | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 发育 (發育) | fā yù | to develop; to mature |
| 培育 | péi yù | to train; to breed |
| 生育 | shēng yù | to give birth to; to bear; fertility |
| 高等教育 | gāo děng jiào yù | higher education |
| 体育场 (體育場) | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium; 个 (gè),座 (zuò) |
| 体育馆 (體育館) | tǐ yù guǎn | gym; gymnasium |
| 计划生育 (計劃生育) | jì huà shēng yù | family planning |
| 保育 | bǎo yù | to look after (children); childcare; to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc); conservation |
| 义务教育 (義務教育) | yì wù jiào yù | compulsory education |
| 养育 (養育) | yǎng yù | to rear; to bring up |
English words written with 育
育 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 4 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Hexagram 53
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 6B.7
- Mencius 7A.20
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- Zhuangzi Self-Conceit
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