Definitions
(verb)
to raise; to bring up; to nurture
(verb)
to educate
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 𠫓 represents the meaning and ⺼ represents the sound. Originally written as 毓.
About
The character 育 is an ideogramic compound. Its upper part depicts an inverted child emerging during childbirth, while the lower part 月 (the flesh or body radical) indicates a physical, biological connection. This combination visually represents the act of giving birth. From this core meaning of parturition, the sense extended to encompass rearing and nourishing offspring, and later to broader concepts of education 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。