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The character 育 is a phonosemantic compound: the upper part 𠫓, an inverted child, conveys the idea of giving birth, while the lower part 月 (⺼, the 'meat' radical) serves as a phonetic component that hints at the pronunciation. It was originally written as the more complex 毓. From this concrete depiction of parturition, the character's meaning naturally expanded to denote the acts of rearing, nourishing, and raising the young, and later came to embrace the broader concepts of formal education, moral cultivation, and intellectual development.
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教育非常重要。
体育课很有趣。
她负责育婴工作。
农业需要科学育种。
学校重视德育培养。
美育能提升审美能力。
父母养育孩子很辛苦。
高等教育培育专业人才。
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