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育

yù

HSK 3 Character

What 育 means

1. to have children
2. to raise or bring up
3. to educate

Example sentences

• 体育无国界。
  Tǐyù wúguójiè.
  Sport knows no borders.
• 他去过体育馆。
  Tā qù guo tǐyùguǎn.
  He's been to the stadium.
• 体育有益健康。
  Exercise is good for your health.
• 体育我很不行。
  I am not good at sports.
• 他很会教育人。
  He is very good at teaching people.
• 我想当体育记者。
  Wǒ xiǎng dāng tǐyù jìzhě.
  I want to be a sport reporter.

Words starting with 育

• 育儿yù érto raise a child
• 育人yù rénto educate people (esp. morally)
• 育种yù zhǒngto breed; breeding
• 育苗yù miáoto raise seedlings or saplings
• 育有yù yǒuto be the parent of (a child)
• 育水Yù shuǐname of river; old name of Baihe 白河 in Henan
• 育空Yù kōngYukon (Canadian territory adjacent to Alaska)
• 育乐yù lè(Taiwan) (abbr. for 教育与娱乐; (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)
• 育龄yù língchildbearing age
• 育龄期yù líng qīchildbearing age
• 育儿袋yù ér dàimarsupial pouch
• 育婴yù yīngto look after a baby
• 育婴假yù yīng jià(Taiwan) parental leave
• 育婴师yù yīng shīnanny (for infants and toddlers)
• 育肥yù féito fatten up (livestock)
• 育幼袋yù yòu dàipouch of a female marsupial
• 育幼院yù yòu yuànorphanage
• 育儿嫂yù ér sǎonanny (for infants and toddlers)

Words containing 育

• 教育jiào yùto educate; to teach; education
• 体育tǐ yùsports; physical education
• 发育fā yùto develop; to mature; growth
• 培育péi yùto train; to breed
• 生育shēng yùto give birth to; to bear; fertility
• 孕育yùn yùto be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture…
• 教育部Jiào yù bùMinistry of Education
• 高等教育gāo děng jiào yùhigher education
• 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium; stadium
• 体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium
• 义务教育yì wù jiào yùcompulsory education
• 计划生育jì huà shēng yùfamily planning
• 养育yǎng yùto rear; to bring up; to nurture
• 性教育xìng jiào yùsex education
• 基础教育jī chǔ jiào yùelementary education
• 德育dé yùmoral education
• 体育运动tǐ yù yùn dòngsports; athletic activities
• 教育学jiào yù xuépedagogy
• 教育家jiào yù jiāeducationalist
• 教育界jiào yù jièacademic world; academic circles; academia
• 体育活动tǐ yù huó dòngsports; sporting activity
• 教育工作者jiào yù gōng zuò zhěeducator
• 哺育bǔ yùto feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster
• 教育部长jiào yù bù zhǎngMinister of Education; Director of Education Department

Characters built on 月

These share the phonetic component 月 (yuè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 服fúclothes; dress; garment
• 股gǔthigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share
• 胡húnon-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous
• 骨gǔbone
• 肤fūskin
• 腹fùabdomen; stomach; belly
• 肚dùbelly
• 脯fǔdried meat; preserved fruit

Characters that look like 育

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 贸màocommerce; trade
• 贯guànto pierce through; to pass through; to be stringed together
• 贺hèto congratulate
• 胃wèistomach
• 胄zhòuhelmet; descendants
• 肓huāngregion between heart and diaphragm

Sounds the same

Read yù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 遇(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat…
• 预to advance; in advance; beforehand
• 域field; region; area
• 寓(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling…
• 欲desire; appetite; passion
• 玉jade
• 豫happy; carefree; at one's ease
• 浴bath; to bathe
• 吁to implore
• 狱prison
• 誉to praise; to acclaim; reputation
• 熨reconciled; smooth