生育

生

she̅ng

育

yù

to bear / to give birth / to grow / to rear / to bring up (children) / fertility

Characters and words in 生育

生

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

育

yù = yu + Ø4

to have children / to raise or bring up / to educate

育 = 亠 + 厶 + 月 : Yu the Great (yu) wants to rear (育) a fake nose (厶) she found in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), so she made a nest out of the moon (月), put the fake nose on top of it, covered the fake nose with a cozy beret (亠) and sits on top of the beret to keep the fake nose warm and rear it.