饲

飤/飼
sì
司 + 饣

Definitions

sì (verb) to feed; to raise; to rear

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飼.

Semantic: 饣 Phonetic: 司

About

The traditional form 飼 is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component is the food radical 饣 (shí), which appears as 食 in the traditional form and indicates a connection to nourishment. The phonetic component is 司 (sī). The character means to feed animals, raise livestock, or provide provisions, linking the concept of food with the action of providing it, particularly in agricultural and animal husbandry contexts, and encompassing both the act of feeding and the fodder itself.

Example Sentences Hide

我饲养了一只狗。

Wǒ sìyǎng le yī zhī gǒu.

I raised a dog.

农民饲养了很多鸡。

Nóngmín sìyǎng le hěn duō jī.

Farmers raised many chickens.

这种饲料适合喂猪。

Zhè zhǒng sìliào shìhé wèi zhū.

This type of feed is suitable for feeding pigs.

饲养宠物需要责任心。

Sìyǎng chǒngwù xūyào zérèn xīn.

Raising pets requires responsibility.

他们用谷物饲养家禽。

Tāmen yòng gǔwù sìyǎng jiāqín.

They use grains to raise poultry.

饲养动物之前要考虑清楚。

Sìyǎng dòngwù zhīqián yào kǎolǜ qīngchu.

Before raising animals, one must think carefully.

这种新型饲料提高了牛奶产量。

Zhè zhǒng xīnxíng sìliào tígāo le niúnǎi chǎnliàng.

This new type of feed increased milk production.

为了确保动物福利，我们必须改进饲养方式。

Wèile quèbǎo dòngwù fúlì, wǒmen bìxū gǎijìn sìyǎng fāngshì.

To ensure animal welfare, we must improve breeding methods.

Related Characters

Component: 司

词 嗣 伺 祠 笥 詞 覗 飼 㟃 䛐

Component: 饣

饭 馆 饮 饰 饿 饱 饥 饶 饼 蚀 馈 饷 饵 馒

Example Words

饲料 饲养 饲养员 饲主 饲养者 饲喂