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Chinese symbol for “breeder”

饲养员
sì yǎng yuán
Traditional: 飼養員
zookeeper; stockman; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for breeder is 饲养员 (sì yǎng yuán), defined as: zookeeper; stockman; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

饲 sì
to raise animals; to nourish, to feed
radical 184 ⾷ · 8 strokes
养 yǎng
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
radical 12 ⼋ · 9 strokes
员 yuán
employee; member; personnel, staff
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 饲养员.

WordPinyinMeaning
饲养 (飼養)sì yǎngto raise; to rear
饲料 (飼料)sì liàofeed; fodder
饲主 (飼主)sì zhǔpet owner
饲育 (飼育)sì yùto rear (an animal)
饲草 (飼草)sì cǎoforage grass
培养 (培養)péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed
营养 (營養)yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
养殖 (養殖)yǎng zhíto raise; to breed (animals etc)
委员会 (委員會)wěi yuán huìcommittee; commission

See also: Japanese symbol for “breeder”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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