饲 (sì): to raise (animals); to rear

Meanings

他家饲养了很多鸡鸭。

Tā jiā sìyǎng le hěnduō jīyā.

His family raises many chickens and ducks.

这些牛每天用新鲜的草饲养。

Zhèxiē niú měitiān yòng xīnxiān de cǎo sìyǎng.

These cattle are fed with fresh grass every day.

mistakes

饲 is for raising animals: 饲养 (to rear livestock), 饲料 (animal feed). For feeding a baby or sick person by hand, use 喂 instead.

radical

饣 shí

food; to eat

饣 is the food radical 食 in its left-side form. It tells you 饲 is about food and feeding, here giving food to animals.

phonetic

司 sī

to manage; to take charge

司 (to manage) supplies the sound, close to sì, and faintly suits a word about managing and tending animals.

饲 sì