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饲 Stroke Order — How to Write 饲

Stroke Order

饲 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 饣, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

饲 Radical and Character Components

Components:饣司

饲 is a phono-semantic compound: 饣 (food) carries the meaning, while 司 indicates the sound.

Radical: 饣 + 5 more strokes

饲 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • sì

Meanings of 饲 in Chinese

1

sì饲

to feed; to raise or breed (animals)
农民们辛勤地饲养家禽,以供应市场需求。
Farmers diligently raise poultry to meet market demand.
Food for livestock or poultry; fodder.
农场购买了大量的饲料来喂养牲畜。
The farm purchased a large amount of feed to nourish the livestock.

Common Words and Phrases with 饲

1
sì饲cǎo草
Forage grass, used to feed livestock.
农场主为牲畜储备了大量的饲草,以备过冬
The farmer stored a large amount of fodder for the livestock to last through the winter.
2
sì饲liào料
Feed for domestic animals, such as livestock and poultry.
农民们为他们的牛羊准备了充足的饲料,以确保它们在冬天也能有足够的食物
Farmers prepared sufficient feed for their cattle and sheep to ensure they have enough food even in winter.
3
sì饲wèi喂
to feed animals
农场主每天都会饲喂牲畜。
The farmer feeds the livestock every day.
4
sì饲yǎng养
to raise or rear animals
她在农场里饲养了许多不同种类的动物。
She raises many different kinds of animals on her farm.
5
sì饲yǎng养yuán员
An animal keeper or stock raiser.
那位经验丰富的饲养员每天都会仔细检查动物们的健康状况。
The experienced stockman checks the animals' health carefully every day.

More words with 饲

  • cū粗sì饲liào料forage, roughage
  • sì饲yǎng养fāng方fǎ法feeding methods, rearing methods
  • sì饲yǎng养tiáo条jiàn件Rearing conditions, Husbandry conditions
  • chǔ储sì饲silage, feed storage
  • dòng动wu物sì饲liào料animal feed, feed
  • shēng牲chù畜sì饲liào料livestock feed, animal feed
  • sì饲yǎng养duō多nián年raised for many years, kept for many years
  • sì饲yǎng养jì技shù术breeding techniques, feeding techniques

Idioms with 饲

  • gē割ròu肉sì饲hǔ虎make futile sacrifices to insatiable greed
  • láng狼yáng羊tóng同sì饲treat good and bad people indiscriminately

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Questions about 饲

What does 饲 mean in Chinese?

饲 (sì) means “to feed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 饲?

饲 is pronounced sì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 饲 have?

饲 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 饲?

饲 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 饣. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 饲?

The radical of 饲 is 饣, and 饲 is a phono-semantic compound.

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