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养 · Zhang Zhi

养 (yǎng, 3rd tone), traditional 養, is built from 食 ‘food’ under the phonetic 羊 ‘sheep’. The Shuowen Jiezi, Shi section: 養,供養也 — ‘to provide for, to feed’. The Yijing devotes a whole hexagram to it, Yi 頤 (27), whose Tuan reads 天地養萬物,聖人養賢以及萬民 $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart