教养 (jiàoyǎng) — upbringing; education; to cultivate

Characters in this word

Strokes: 11
Radical: 攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of: 孝 filial piety, obedience 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 9
Radical: 丷 — horns
Made of: 羊 sheep, goat 儿 son, child
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

真正的教养不是会说漂亮话，而是在弱者面前仍能保持克制。 Zhēnzhèng de jiàoyǎng bú shì huì shuō piàoliang huà, ér shì zài ruòzhě miànqián réng néng bǎochí kèzhì. True good breeding is not the ability to speak elegantly, but the capacity to remain restrained in front of the vulnerable.
这孩子很有教养，见人先问好。 Zhè háizi hěn yǒu jiàoyǎng, jiàn rén xiān wènhǎo. This child is very well brought up and greets people first.
一个人有没有教养，从小事就能看出来。 Yí ge rén yǒu méiyǒu jiàoyǎng, cóng xiǎoshì jiù néng kàn chūlái. Whether a person is well brought up can be seen from small things.