hán yǎng

Traditional: 涵養

涵养 (hán yǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to cultivate (personal qualities)
  2. 2(of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)

Characters in 涵养

涵hán · to contain养yǎng · to raise (animals)

Related words

养to raise (animals)收养to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)抚养to foster领养to adopt (a child, pet etc)培养to cultivate营养nutrition养活to provide for教养to educate; to bring up; to nurture养老金pension养育to rear养老院nursing home疗养院sanatorium

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