抚育 (fǔ yù) — to nurture, to foster, to tend | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to nurtureto fosterto tend

Examples

抚育。
Tā nǔ lì fǔ yù sān gè hái zi.
He works hard to nurture three children.
抚育。
Zhè piàn tǔ dì fǔ yù zhe mào shèng de zhí wù.
This piece of land nurtures lush plants.
抚育。
Fù mǔ de zé rèn shì fǔ yù xià yí dài jiàn kāng chéng zhǎng.
The responsibility of parents is to nurture the next generation to grow up healthy.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

Tending and raising together express nurturing and fostering.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 撫; 抚 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

無

無wú撫fǔ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 撫 pairs 手 (hand) with 無 for the sound; the simplified 抚 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Family & Kinship

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