饲 (sì): to feed, to raise
饲 (sì) is a Chinese character meaning “to feed, to raise.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 司 (phonetic). It ranks #1944 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 饲 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 馆 (guǎn, restaurant, hall).
Definitions
- to feed, to raise
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饲料noun | sì liào | feed |
| 饲养verb | sì yǎng | to raise |
| 饲养员noun | sì yǎng yuán | zookeeper |
| 动物性饲料 | dòng wù xìng sì liào | feed made of animal products |
| 饲养者 | sì yǎng zhě | feeder |
| 饲养业 | sì yǎng yè | stock farming |
| 饲养场noun | sì yǎng chǎng | farm |
| 饲主noun | sì zhǔ | pet owner |
| 鼻饲法noun | bí sì fǎ | nasal feeding |
| 饲育verb | sì yù | to rear (an animal) |
| 草饲adjective | cǎo sì | grass-fed |
| 饲草 | sì cǎo | forage grass |
| 谷饲adjective | gǔ sì | grain-fed |
| 鼻饲verb | bí sì | nasal feeding |
| 饲喂 | sì wèi | to feed (an animal) |
饲 appears in 16 compound words: 69 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 饲 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这个农场专门饲养肉牛，每年可以出栏上千头。
Zhè gè nóngchǎng zhuānmén sìyǎng ròuniú, měinián kěyǐ chūlán shàngqiān tóu.
This farm specializes in raising beef cattle and can produce thousands of heads annually.
...萌宠同乐会 从陪伴到理解加入萌友圈 增进饲主萌宠关系福利
. . . méng chǒng tóng lè huì cóng péi bàn dào lǐ jiě jiā rù méng yǒu juān zēng jìn sì zhǔ méng chǒng guān xì fú lì
...Pet Fun Club: From Companionship to Understanding—Join the Pet Lovers' Community and Strengthen the Bond Between Owners and Their Pets
...大哭” 11岁橘猫左顾右盼露错愕反应萌翻饲主
. . . dà kū 1 1 suì jú māo zuǒ gù yòu pàn lù cuò 愕 fǎn yīng méng fān sì zhǔ
...“burst into tears” 11-year-old orange cat looks around in bewilderment, melting its owner’s heart
爱犬外出玩耍带跛脚流浪犬回家 饲主心软收留揭“可爱骗局”哭笑不得
ài quǎn wài chū wán shuǎ dài 跛 jiǎo liú làng quǎn huí jiā sì zhǔ xīn ruǎn shōu liú jiē kě ài piàn jú kū xiào bù dé
The dog goes out to play and brings the lame stray dog home, and the owner is soft-hearted and takes in to reveal the "cute scam", crying and laughing
爱猫雪中嬉戏超兴奋 饲主兴奋录影细看惊觉:在捕猎?
ài māo xuě zhōng xī xì chāo xīng fèn sì zhǔ xīng fèn lù yǐng xì kàn jīng jué : zài bǔ liè ?
The owner was excited to watch the video excitedly: Hunting?
Character Family
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