育 (yù): to educate, to raise
育 (yù) is a Chinese character meaning “to educate, to raise.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural), 厶 (structural) and ⺼ (structural). It ranks #609 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 育 a pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- to educate, to raise
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA pregnant woman with a baby ⺼ in her womb
Decomposition: ⿱⿱亠厶⺼ (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 育
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 教育noun/verb | jiào yù | to educate | 4 |
| 体育noun | tǐ yù | sports | 3 |
| 体育馆noun | tǐ yù guǎn | gym | 3 |
| 发育verb | fā yù | to develop | 6 |
| 培育verb | péi yù | to train | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生育verb | shēng yù | to give birth to |
| 养育verb | yǎng yù | to rear |
| 体育场noun | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium |
| 孕育verb | yùn yù | to be pregnant |
| 生儿育女phrase | shēng ér yù nǚ | to bear and raise children |
| 体育运动noun | tǐ yù yùn dòng | sports |
| 高等教育noun | gāo děng jiào yù | higher education |
| 计划生育noun | jì huà shēng yù | family planning |
| 教育部noun | jiào yù bù | Ministry of Education |
| 抚育verb | fǔ yù | to nurture |
| 节育verb | jié yù | to practice birth control |
| 体育界 | tǐ yù jiè | sports circles |
| 保育verb | bǎo yù | to look after (children) |
| 教育学noun | jiào yù xué | pedagogy |
| 哺育verb | bǔ yù | to feed |
育 appears in 100 compound words: 18 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 37 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 育 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to restrict access to a mountainous area to promote natural forest regeneration
(Tw) life skills education; education in practical, emotional, social and moral aspects of daily living
(Tw) life skills education; education in practical, emotional, social and moral aspects of daily living
to restrict access to a mountainous area to promote natural forest regeneration
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 育.
Example Sentences
教育是国家发展的基础，政府一直在加大教育投入。
Jiàoyù shì guójiā fāzhǎn de jīchǔ, zhèngfǔ yìzhí zài jiādà jiàoyù tóurù.
Education is the foundation of national development; the government has been increasing investment in education.
公务员上相亲节目 夸大资产被批评教育
gōng wù yuán shàng xiāng qīn jié mù kuā dà zī chǎn bèi pī píng jiào yù
Civil servants on blind date shows are criticized for exaggerating assets and education
前州教育高官:神韵复兴传统的使命了不起
qián zhōu jiào yù gāo guān : shén yùn fù xīng chuán tǒng de shǐ mìng le bù qǐ
Former state education official: Shen Yun's mission to revive tradition is remarkable
谷爱凌李方慧包揽冠亚军,中国体育代表团创历史
gǔ ài líng lǐ fāng huì bāo lǎn guàn yà jūn , zhōng guó tǐ yù dài biǎo tuán chuàng lì shǐ
Gu Ailing and Li Fanghui won the championship and runner-up, and the Chinese sports delegation made history
探秘体育馆,乐山机关幼儿园乐艺分园解锁生活化教育...
tàn mì tī yù guǎn , lè shān jī guān yòu ér yuán lè yì fēn yuán xiè suǒ shēng huó huā jiào yù . . .
Explore the gym, Leshan Organ Kindergarten Leyi Branch Park to unlock the living education...
地域文化在国际中文教育中的应用
dì yù wén huā zài guó jì zhōng wén jiào yù zhōng de yīng yòng
Regional Cultures in International Chinese Language Education
教育的最终目的是什么？
Jiàoyù de zuì zhōng mùdì shì shénme?
What is the ultimate purpose of education?
世界上的教育都让我失望。
Shìjiè shàng de jiàoyù dōu ràng wǒ shīwàng.
Education in this world disappoints me.
现在的人教育程度比以前高得多。
Xiànzài de rén jiàoyù chéngdù bǐ yǐqián gāo de duō.
People are more educated now than they used to be.
我认为考试破坏教育。
Wǒ rènwéi kǎoshì pòhuài jiàoyù.
I think exams ruin education.
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