喂
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hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
Formation & memory
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Words with 喂
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良心喂狗 | to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom); devoid of conscience | |
| 母乳喂养 | breastfeeding | |
| 喂母乳 | breastfeeding | |
| 喂食 | to feed | |
| 喂料 | to feed (also fig.) | |
| 喂养 | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal) | |
| 投喂 | to feed (an animal) | |
| 喂奶 | to breast-feed | |
| 饲喂 | to feed (an animal) | |
| 喂哺 | to feed (a baby) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 畏 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畏 sound part | fear, dread, awe, reverence | |
| 猥 | vulgar, low; wanton, obscene | |
| 煨 | to simmer, to stew | |
| 隈 | bay, cove, inlet |