育 (yō) — (bound morpheme) to give birth; to bear; (bound morpheme) to raise; to nurture; to educate
Definition
A bound morpheme that rarely stands alone: 生育 covers 'give birth', 教育 covers 'educate'. Almost always appears as part of a compound, never used by itself in modern speech.
bound form
(bound morpheme) to give birthto bear(bound morpheme) to raiseto nurtureto educate
Examples
- 育。yō De běn yì shì shēng hái zi.The original meaning of 育 is to give birth.
- ，育。Zài zhōng wén lǐ, yō hái biǎo shì péi yǎng hé jiào yù.In Chinese, 育 also means to cultivate and educate.
- 育。yō Zhè ge zì cháng yòng yú shū miàn yǔ.The character 育 is often used in written language.
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