育
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to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 育 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb
Components 亠 厶 ⺼
How to remember it
education · Heisig RSH #683
infant + flesh
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 育
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发育生物学 | developmental biology | |
| 上海体育场 | Shanghai Stadium | |
| 法兰西体育场 | Stade de France | |
| 中华全国体育总会 | All-China Sports Federation | |
| 科学育儿 | scientific parenting | |
| 中国教育网 | abbr. for 中國教育和科研計算機網|中国教育和科研计算机网[Zhong1 guo2 Jiao4 yu4 he2 Ke1 yan2 Ji4 suan4 ji1 Wang3] | |
| 社会主义教育运动 | Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動|四清运… | |
| 生儿育女 | to bear and raise children | |
| 成都体育大学 | Chengdu Sports University | |
| 不育性 | sterility | |
| 电化教育 | multimedia education; abbr. to 電教|电教 | |
| 体育运动 | sports; athletic activities | |
| 教育工作者 | educator | |
| 体育生 | student who engages in regular training for a sport; student who takes physical education … | |
| 军事体育 | military sports; military fitness (curriculum etc); abbr. to 軍體|军体 | |
| 生育能力 | fertility; ability to have children | |
| 学前教育 | preschool education; early childhood education | |
| 体育活动 | sports; sporting activity | |
| 北京国家体育场 | Beijing National Stadium | |
| 北京工人体育场 | Workers Stadium |
Sound family
These characters use 育 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 育 sound part | to produce, to give birth to; to educate | |
| 唷 | final particle | |
| 淯 | a river in Henan province |