饲
to raise; to rear; to feed
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Dict coverage rank #2,601 U+9972
How 饲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
饣 (semantic, “food”) + 司 (phonetic, sī)
How to remember it
rear · Heisig RSH #2819
食 food + 司 take charge of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 司
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 司 (sī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 司 sound component | sī | to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer |
| 词 | cí | phrase, expression; words, speech |
| 嗣 | sì | to connect; to inherit; descendants, heirs |
| 祠 | cí | ancestral temple; to sacrifice |
| 伺 | sì | to serve, to wait upon, to attend; to examine |
| 笥 | sì | hamper, wicker basket |
Words containing 饲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动物性饲料 | dòng wù xìng sì liào | feed made of animal products |
| 饲养者 | sì yǎng zhě | feeder |
| 饲养场 | sì yǎng chǎng | farm; feed lot; dry lot |
| 饲养业 | sì yǎng yè | stock farming; animal husbandry |
| 饲养员 | sì yǎng yuán | zookeeper; stockman; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc) |
| 鼻饲法 | bí sì fǎ | nasal feeding |
| 饲主 | sì zhǔ | pet owner |
| 草饲 | cǎo sì | grass-fed |
| 饲草 | sì cǎo | forage grass |
| 饲料 | sì liào | feed; fodder |
| 饲养 | sì yǎng | to raise; to rear |
| 饲育 | sì yù | to rear (an animal) |
| 谷饲 | gǔ sì | grain-fed |
| 鼻饲 | bí sì | nasal feeding |
| 饲槽 | sì cáo | feeding trough |
| 饲喂 | sì wèi | to feed (an animal) |