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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
撫養 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
撫養 ＝ 撫 ＋ 養
ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ · fǔyǎng
verb — to raise, to bring up and provide for (a child, a dependent)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

撫to soothe, to stroke gently (安撫)fǔ
養to feed and rear (養育)yǎnga sheep 羊 over food 食 — set food before the young
撫養，安撫的撫，養育的養。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一手安撫孩子（撫），一手擺上飯食把他餵大（養）。
One hand soothes the child (撫), the other sets food before it (養) — held and fed until grown.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
撫育fǔyùto nurture — the near-twin, the same 撫, weighted to tender care扶養fúyǎngthe legal-duty twin — 扶 'to support' for the obligation to provide