养
Meaning
- to raise (animals)
- to bring up (children)
- to keep (pets)
Example sentence
我养了只狗。
I keep a dog.
The character 养
养 is to raise and to keep: 养狗 a dog, 养孩子 children, 养花 flowers on a balcony. 营养 is nutrition, what feeds a body, and 培养 is raising a person's abilities.