TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
養
ㄧㄤˇ · yǎng
verb — to raise, rear, nourish; to keep, cultivate
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tyáng → yǎng — the tone shifts
A sheep (羊) over food (食): 羊 yáng carries the sound, food carries the sense. To set food before a living thing and keep it growing: to feed and rear (養育), to keep an animal, to cultivate a habit or self (修養), to support one's elders (贍養).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
把草料（食）推到羊（羊）面前，一口一口餵著，看牠長大。
Fodder (食) pushed in front of the sheep (羊), fed mouthful by mouthful until it grows.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)養育、餵養— to feed, rear, nourish常用
→養成、修養— to cultivate (a habit, oneself)
→贍養、奉養— to support, provide for (elders)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension