赡 shàn
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 詹 talkative, verbose
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
赡养
shànyǎng
to support; to provide for elderly relatives
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 赡养父母不只是法律义务，更考验子女在压力下的责任感。 Shànyǎng fùmǔ bú zhǐ shì fǎlǜ yìwù, gèng kǎoyàn zǐnǚ zài yālì xià de zérèngǎn. Supporting one's parents is not only a legal duty; it also tests children's sense of responsibility under pressure.
- 子女有赡养老人的责任。 Zǐnǚ yǒu shànyǎng lǎorén de zérèn. Children have the responsibility of supporting their elderly parents.
- 他努力工作，为的是赡养年迈的母亲。 Tā nǔlì gōngzuò, wèi de shì shànyǎng niánmài de mǔqīn. He works hard in order to support his aging mother.
Related words
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train
- 养成 yǎngchéng to form
- 保养 bǎoyǎng to maintain; to take care of
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 养老 yǎnglǎo to provide for the elderly
- 养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn nursing home
- 抚养 fǔyǎng to raise; to bring up; to provide for
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for
- 教养 jiàoyǎng upbringing; education; to cultivate