Read Edit View history 养 yǎng HSK2 raise Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 養. Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas yǎng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 養 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 养 Simp strokes 养 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 食 component in the traditional character 養. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 养 Simp strokes 养 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 养 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 353, 797 ], [ 426, 755 ], [ 447, 725 ] ], [ [ 623, 840 ], [ 640, 808 ], [ 537, 713 ] ], [ [ 300, 645 ], [ 337, 637 ], [ 396, 639 ], [ 656, 678 ], [ 697, 676 ] ], [ [ 308, 521 ], [ 367, 515 ], [ 636, 557 ], [ 686, 550 ] ], [ [ 178, 405 ], [ 227, 395 ], [ 468, 432 ], [ 748, 459 ], [ 795, 458 ], [ 852, 442 ] ], [ [ 455, 620 ], [ 479, 588 ], [ 406, 411 ], [ 355, 335 ], [ 298, 276 ], [ 233, 229 ], [ 139, 187 ], [ 90, 175 ] ], [ [ 573, 421 ], [ 595, 410 ], [ 691, 305 ], [ 749, 250 ], [ 809, 204 ], [ 864, 189 ], [ 968, 176 ] ], [ [ 392, 291 ], [ 407, 285 ], [ 430, 259 ], [ 424, 193 ], [ 407, 124 ], [ 386, 82 ], [ 360, 48 ], [ 293, 0 ] ], [ [ 561, 318 ], [ 585, 291 ], [ 591, 272 ], [ 591, 62 ], [ 605, -48 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 376 757 Q 398 739 422 717 Q 435 705 450 707 Q 460 708 465 720 Q 469 735 459 763 Q 447 790 369 803 Q 354 806 348 803 Q 344 799 345 787 Q 349 777 376 757 Z", "M 603 808 Q 579 774 532 720 Q 526 714 531 707 Q 538 706 545 710 Q 630 765 671 786 Q 687 790 685 801 Q 679 816 662 834 Q 644 852 624 854 Q 609 854 610 836 Q 611 823 603 808 Z", "M 501 630 Q 567 640 638 648 Q 696 658 705 665 Q 714 672 710 680 Q 704 693 676 702 Q 649 709 536 680 Q 386 658 308 655 Q 272 651 296 633 Q 330 609 408 619 Q 426 622 448 623 L 501 630 Z", "M 476 512 Q 540 524 679 538 Q 688 537 696 548 Q 697 558 677 569 Q 650 590 568 567 Q 514 558 495 552 L 435 542 Q 423 542 312 530 Q 287 527 306 511 Q 325 495 365 494 Q 390 500 423 504 L 476 512 Z", "M 600 424 Q 654 427 838 428 Q 857 428 863 436 Q 869 448 852 462 Q 798 502 735 488 Q 644 472 501 451 Q 473 448 446 444 L 394 437 Q 291 427 181 414 Q 159 413 175 395 Q 188 382 207 375 Q 228 369 244 374 Q 305 390 374 401 L 429 408 Q 460 417 567 423 L 600 424 Z", "M 446 444 Q 450 459 476 512 L 495 552 Q 505 571 518 587 Q 530 600 517 613 Q 508 623 501 630 C 480 652 449 653 448 623 Q 451 604 435 542 L 423 504 Q 411 473 394 437 L 374 401 Q 286 257 120 196 Q 104 189 87 182 Q 74 176 84 171 Q 145 159 251 218 Q 308 248 377 329 Q 407 366 429 408 L 446 444 Z", "M 567 423 Q 568 419 573 415 Q 661 297 776 174 Q 809 141 965 169 Q 975 172 976 177 Q 976 183 962 189 Q 820 234 739 298 Q 673 353 600 424 C 578 445 549 447 567 423 Z", "M 384 284 Q 409 253 391 156 Q 370 72 287 6 Q 275 -3 286 -5 Q 370 4 419 91 Q 419 92 421 94 Q 446 160 457 221 Q 458 240 467 256 Q 474 274 459 281 Q 443 293 429 298 Q 407 308 390 302 Q 377 298 384 284 Z", "M 554 310 Q 570 286 563 87 Q 562 80 561 72 Q 557 6 578 -30 Q 585 -54 604 -62 Q 614 -63 620 -50 Q 630 -19 626 11 Q 614 224 620 282 Q 621 294 615 300 Q 591 319 573 327 Q 560 331 552 323 Q 546 319 554 310 Z" ] } 9 strokes 养 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 353, 797 ], [ 426, 755 ], [ 447, 725 ] ], [ [ 623, 840 ], [ 640, 808 ], [ 537, 713 ] ], [ [ 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Q 696 658 705 665 Q 714 672 710 680 Q 704 693 676 702 Q 649 709 536 680 Q 386 658 308 655 Q 272 651 296 633 Q 330 609 408 619 Q 426 622 448 623 L 501 630 Z", "M 476 512 Q 540 524 679 538 Q 688 537 696 548 Q 697 558 677 569 Q 650 590 568 567 Q 514 558 495 552 L 435 542 Q 423 542 312 530 Q 287 527 306 511 Q 325 495 365 494 Q 390 500 423 504 L 476 512 Z", "M 600 424 Q 654 427 838 428 Q 857 428 863 436 Q 869 448 852 462 Q 798 502 735 488 Q 644 472 501 451 Q 473 448 446 444 L 394 437 Q 291 427 181 414 Q 159 413 175 395 Q 188 382 207 375 Q 228 369 244 374 Q 305 390 374 401 L 429 408 Q 460 417 567 423 L 600 424 Z", "M 446 444 Q 450 459 476 512 L 495 552 Q 505 571 518 587 Q 530 600 517 613 Q 508 623 501 630 C 480 652 449 653 448 623 Q 451 604 435 542 L 423 504 Q 411 473 394 437 L 374 401 Q 286 257 120 196 Q 104 189 87 182 Q 74 176 84 171 Q 145 159 251 218 Q 308 248 377 329 Q 407 366 429 408 L 446 444 Z", "M 567 423 Q 568 419 573 415 Q 661 297 776 174 Q 809 141 965 169 Q 975 172 976 177 Q 976 183 962 189 Q 820 234 739 298 Q 673 353 600 424 C 578 445 549 447 567 423 Z", "M 384 284 Q 409 253 391 156 Q 370 72 287 6 Q 275 -3 286 -5 Q 370 4 419 91 Q 419 92 421 94 Q 446 160 457 221 Q 458 240 467 256 Q 474 274 459 281 Q 443 293 429 298 Q 407 308 390 302 Q 377 298 384 284 Z", "M 554 310 Q 570 286 563 87 Q 562 80 561 72 Q 557 6 578 -30 Q 585 -54 604 -62 Q 614 -63 620 -50 Q 630 -19 626 11 Q 614 224 620 282 Q 621 294 615 300 Q 591 319 573 327 Q 560 331 552 323 Q 546 319 554 310 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.