| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth |
| 养殖 | yǎng zhí | to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage |
| 养分 | yǎng fèn | nutrient |
| 养成 | yǎng chéng | to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire |
| 养料 | yǎng liào | nutriment; nourishment |
| 放养 | fàng yǎng | to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc); to grow; to raise |
| 培养基 | péi yǎng jī | culture medium |
| 养活 | yǎng huo | to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth |
| 养蜂 | yǎng fēng | bee-keeping; apiculture |
| 教养 | jiào yǎng | to train; to educate; to bring up; to nurture; education; culture; upbringing; early conditioning |
| 喂养 | wèi yǎng | feeding; nutrition |
| 养子 | yǎng zǐ | adopted son; foster-son |
| 抚养 | fǔ yǎng | to foster; to bring up; to raise |
| 休养 | xiū yǎng | to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce |
| 供养 | gōng yǎng | to supply; to provide for one's elders; to support one's parents |
| 供养 | gòng yǎng | to make offerings (to the Gods) |
| 养育 | yǎng yù | foster; rear |
| 收养 | shōu yǎng | adopt; adoption |
| 养老 | yǎng lǎo | provide for the elderly |
| 养护 | yǎng hù | to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc) |
| 赡养 | shàn yǎng | support; provide support for; maintain |
| 养鱼池 | yǎng yú chí | fishpond |
| 疗养 | liáo yǎng | to get well; to heal; to recuperate; to convalesce; convalescence; to nurse |
| 养地 | yǎng dì | to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer) |
| 养父 | yǎng fù | foster, adopted father |
| 扶养 | fú yǎng | to foster; to bring up; to raise |
| 养兵 | yǎng bīng | to train troops |
| 养生 | yǎng shēng | to look after one's health; to keep fit; maintaining good health; health preservation |
| 养病 | yǎng bìng | to recuperate; to convalesce; to take care of one's health after illness |
| 驯养 | xùn yǎng | to domesticate; to raise and train |
| 童养媳 | tóng yǎng xí | child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law |
| 养鸡场 | yǎng jī chǎng | chicken farm |
| 涵养 | hán yǎng | to conserve (e.g. water); self-restraint; self-possession |
| 养家 | yǎng jiā | to support a family; to raise a family |
| 滋养 | zī yǎng | nourish |
| 保养 | bǎo yǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair; to maintain; maintenance |
| 修养 | xiū yǎng | accomplishment; training; self-cultivation |
| 培养 | péi yǎng | to train; culture; to bring up; to groom (for a position) |
| 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition; nourishment; CL:种 |
| 饲养 | sì yǎng | to raise; to rear |
| 以债养债 | yǐ zhài yǎng zhài | debt nurtures more debt (idiom) |
| 以药养医 | yǐ yào yǎng yī | "drugs serving to nourish doctors", perceived problem in PRC medical practice |
| 休养生息 | xiū yǎng shēng xī | recuperate |
| 修心养性 | xiū xīn yǎng xìng | to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation |
| 俭以养廉 | jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián | frugality makes honesty (idiom) |
| 劳动教养 | láo dòng jiào yǎng | reeducation through labor |
| 厚养薄葬 | hòu yǎng bó zàng | generous care but a thrifty funeral; to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral |
| 哺养 | bǔ yǎng | feed; rear |
| 培养液 | péi yǎng yè | culture fluid (in biological lab.) |
| 培养皿 | péi yǎng mǐn | Petri dish |
