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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
修養 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
修養 ＝ 修 ＋ 養
ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ · xiūyǎng
noun — cultivation, refinement (of character, taste, conduct)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

修to cultivate, refine (修行)xiū
養to nurture, rear (養成)yǎng食 (food) — feeding something until it grows
修養，修行的修，養成的養。
關 · Related
涵養hányǎngpoise, self-restraint — the same 養, the temper of a cultivated person教養jiàoyǎngupbringing, manners — the same 養, instilled from outside