飼
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See also: 饲
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Translingual
Han character
飼 (Kangxi radical 184, 食+5, 14 strokes in Chinese, 13 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 人戈尸一口 (OISMR), four-corner 87720, composition ⿰飠司)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1418, character 36
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 44107
- Dae Jaweon: page 1942, character 39
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4449, character 2
- Unihan data for U+98FC
Chinese
| trad. | 飼 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 饲 | |
| alternative forms | 食 飤 𩚅 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljɯs) : semantic 食 + phonetic 司 (OC *slɯ).
Etymology
See 食.
Pronunciation
Definitions
飼
- to feed; to rear
- (Southern Min) to support (one's parents, elders, etc.)
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to support (a mistress)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 餵 (“to feed (a person)”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 餵, 餵食 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 餵 |
| Yantai (Muping) | 餵 | |
| Wanrong | 餵 | |
| Xi'an | 餵 | |
| Wuhan | 餵 | |
| Guilin | 餵 | |
| Yangzhou | 餵 | |
| Singapore | 餵 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 餵 |
| Hong Kong | 餵 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 餵 |
| Pingxiang | 餵 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 飼 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 飼 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 飼 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 飼 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 飼 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 飼 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 餵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 飼 |
| Songxi | 飼 | |
| Zhenghe | 飼 | |
| Jianyang | 飼 | |
| Wuyishan | 飼 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 飼 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 飼 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 飼 |
| Quanzhou | 飼 | |
| Zhangzhou | 飼 | |
| Tainan | 飼 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 飼 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 飼 | |
| Shantou | 飼 | |
| Haikou | 飼 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 餵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 餵 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 餵 | |
| Jinhua | 飼 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 餵 |
Dialectal synonyms of 餵 (“to feed (an animal)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 養 (“to raise; to rear (animals)”)
Dialectal synonyms of 養 (“to raise; to provide for (people)”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 養 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 養 |
| Jinan | 養 | |
| Wanrong | 養 | |
| Nanjing | 養 | |
| Singapore | 養 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 養 |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 養 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 養 |
| Pingxiang | 養 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 養 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 養 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 養 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 飼 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 飼 | |
| Quanzhou | 飼 | |
| Yongchun | 飼 | |
| Zhangzhou | 飼 | |
| Tainan | 飼 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 飼 | |
| Chaozhou | 飼 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 飼 | |
| Wenchang | 飼 | |
| Haikou | 飼 | |
| Qionghai | 飼 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 養 |
| Danyang | 養 | |
| Hangzhou | 養 | |
Compounds
Further reading
- “飼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
| Shinjitai | 飼 | |
| Kyūjitai |
飼 飼or 飼+ ︀?
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| 飼󠄁 飼+ 󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) | ||
| 飼󠄃 飼+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
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Kanji
飼
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 飼)
- domesticate, raise, keep, feed
Readings
- Go-on: じ (ji)
- Kan-on: し (shi, Jōyō)
- Kun: かう (kau, 飼う, Jōyō)←かふ (kafu, 飼ふ, historical); かい (kai, 飼い); かわく (kawaku, 飼く); やしなう (yashinau, 飼う)←やしなふ (yasinafu, 飼ふ, historical)
References
- ^ “飼”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015–2024
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 飼 (MC ziH).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
Compounds
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
飼: Hán Việt readings: tự
飼: Nôm readings: tự