饲 sì to raise animals
to raise animals; to feed
怎么记住“饲”: 饣 food + 司 department = to raise animals. Every morning the zoo's food truck arrives, and the new department head learns what it takes to raise animals.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
饲 = 饣 food + 司 department
- 饣 food meaning
- 司 department sound
- 𠃌 blade
- 𠮛 piled up
Every morning the zoo's food truck arrives, and the new department head learns what it takes to raise animals.
How it came to be
Food gives the meaning and the sign for department the sound.
用法
- To feed/raise animals: 饲养 (sìyǎng) to raise/rear (livestock, pets), 饲料 (sìliào) animal feed/fodder.
- 饲 is specifically for feeding animals: 饲养家禽 (sìyǎng jiāqín) to raise poultry; for feeding people use 喂/养.
- Note the reading sì, not cí. 喂 (wèi) is the physical act of feeding; 饲养 covers the whole rearing operation.