The Chinese word 教养 (jiàoyǎng), meaning "upbringing", "breeding", or "cultivation of character", is a compound formed by combining two semantically related characters: 教 (jiào), which means "to teach" or "instruction", and 养 (yǎng), which means "to nurture", "to raise", or "to cultivate". Together, they create a holistic concept where 教 represents the external, didactic aspect of imparting knowledge and rules, while 养 represents the internal, nurturing process of fostering growth and refinement; thus, the word encapsulates the integrated idea of teaching and nurturing that results in a person's educated demeanor and moral cultivation.