Chinese Word: 饲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

饲 (Trad.: 飼)HSK 6

Pinyin: sì

English Definition: to raise; to rear; to feed

Chinese Definition:
①喂养：饲鸟。饲育。饲料。饲草。饲养。
②喂家畜、家禽的食物：打草储饲。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 食

Pictophonetic:司 indicates the sound; 饣 (food) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 饣 [ shí ] food; to eat
- 司 [ sī ] to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer

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饲料	sì liào	feed; fodder
饲养HSK 6	sì yǎng	to raise; to rear
饲草	sì cǎo	forage grass
饲养员	sì yǎng yuán	zookeeper; stockman; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc)
青饲料	qīng sì liào	silage; green fodder

1		yōu zhì 优质 sì liào 饲料 shǐ 使 jiān niú 犍牛 cháng 长 ròu 肉。 Good fodder fleshed the steers up.
2		tā 他 duì 对 zhè ge 这个 wù zhǒng 物种 de 的 sì yǎng 饲养 yǒu 有 shí nián 十年 de 的 jīng yàn 经验。 He has ten years of experience in breeding this species.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 hǎi zǎo 海藻 bù jǐn 不仅 bèi 被 dàng zuò 当做 shuǐ chǎn 水产 sì liào 饲料， hái 还 bèi 被 zhì chéng 制成 le 了 duō zhǒng 多种 měi shí 美食。 This seaweed is not only used as a feed for aquatic animals, but is also made into various delicious dishes.