飼

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feed

飼 is composed of 食 (food, eat) and 司 (manage, command). 食 is a pictograph of a mouth eating food, while 司 depicts a hand placed beside the mouth, resembling the act of feeding someone else.

Vocabulary of 飼

  • 飼料 (fodder)
  • 飼草 (forage grass)

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