饲 (sì): to raise (animals); to rear

Meanings

1 to raise (animals); to rear
2 to feed (animals)

Characters

饲

sì

to raise; to feed (animals)

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

他家饲养了很多鸡鸭。

Tā jiā sìyǎng le hěnduō jīyā.

His family raises many chickens and ducks.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

饲 sì

Related Words

饲喂 sìwèi

to feed (an animal) / to provide feed to livestock

饲养 sìyǎng HSK 7-9 #17,352

to raise (animals) / to breed / to keep (livestock or pets)

饲主 sìzhǔ

pet owner / the person who keeps and feeds an animal

犬只饲养 quǎnzhī sìyǎng

dog keeping / raising dogs / dog husbandry

饲料 sìliào HSK 7-9 #16,939

animal feed / fodder

饲养员 sìyǎngyuán #31,409

zookeeper / animal keeper / breeder (of livestock or poultry)

养 yǎng HSK 2 #1,025

to raise (animals/children) / to keep (pets) / to nurture

提 tí HSK 2 #618

to carry (hanging from the hand) / to lift; to raise / to put forward; to mention / to raise (an issue)

养活 yǎnghuo HSK 7-9 #7,700

to support; to feed; to provide for / to raise (a family)

哺育 bǔyù HSK 7-9 #34,056

to nurture; to nurse; to rear / to feed and raise