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Animated Stroke Order 育

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How to write 育 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 育

育 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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育

月yuè · month

子zǐ · child

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4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 育

育 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 育

Education-related words

In these words, 育 conveys the meaning of education or training.

体育 • tǐ yù • physical education • HSK 3

HSK 3

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HSK Vocabulary: 育

孕育 • yùn yù • be pregnant

HSK 6

yùn孕

yù育

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Example Sentences

tā他

měi每

tiān天

cān参

jiā加

tǐ体

yù

Information

Pinyinyù

Meaningto nurture, to raise, to educate

Strokes8

Radical月

Traditional育

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Frequency#590

Zhuyinㄩˋ

UnicodeU+80B2

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月yuè · month

+子zǐ · child

tǐ体

yù育

physical education

教育 • jiào yù • education • HSK 4

HSK 4

jiào教

yù育

education

体育馆 • tǐ yù guǎn • gym • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

tǐ体

yù育

guǎn馆

gym

Growth and nurturing words

In these words, 育 refers to the process of growing, nurturing, or raising.

发育 • fā yù • growth; development • HSK 6

HSK 6

fā发

yù育

growth; development

培育 • péi yù • cultivate; foster; raise • HSK 6

HSK 6

péi培

yù育

cultivate; foster; raise

养育 • yǎng yù • raise • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǎng养

yù育

raise

be pregnant

生育 • shēng yù • give birth to; bear

HSK 6

shēng生

yù育

give birth to; bear

哺育 • bǔ yù • Nurture / feed

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bǔ哺

yù育

Nurture / feed

育

huó活

dòng动

。

He participates in sports activities every day.

nóng农

mín民

zhèng正

zài在

péi培

yù育

xīn新

de的

zuò作

wù物

pǐn品

zhǒng种

。

Farmers are cultivating new crop varieties.

tā她

shēng生

yù育

le了

yí一

gè个

hái孩

zi子

。

She gave birth to a child.

jiào教

yù育

shì是

hái孩

zi子

chéng成

zhǎng长

de的

zhòng重

yào要

bù部

fen分

。

Education is an important part of a child's growth.

zhè这

piàn片

sēn森

lín林

yóu由

zhuān专

rén人

fǔ抚

yù育

。

This forest is nurtured by dedicated staff.

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Characters pronounced "yu".

谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
瑜yúflawless gem or jewel
毓yùgive birth to; bring up, educate
虞yúconcerned about, anxious, worried
俞yúsurname; consent, approve
禺yúdistrict; mountain in Zhejiang

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "月".

朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
胯kuàpelvis; groin; thighs
腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
臆yìchest, breast, bosom; thought
膘biāofat; rump

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