自养 zìyǎng to nurture oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zìyǎng to nurture oneself 自 zì affixadverb self (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself养 養 yǎng verbparticle to cultivate to form a habit; to cultivate one's character, mind, or skillszìyǎng self-sustaining 自 zì affixadverb self (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself养 養 yǎng verb to support to provide for one's family; to bring up childrenzìyǎng autotrophic 自 zì affixadverb self (bound form) self; oneself; one's own; refers to an action done by oneself or to oneself养 養 yǎng verb to raise to keep or feed animals; to keep pets