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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
撫育 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
撫育 ＝ 撫 ＋ 育
ㄈㄨˇ ㄩˋ · fǔyù
verb — to nurture, to raise and care for (a child, the young)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

撫to soothe, to stroke gently (安撫)fǔ
育to bear and rear (養育)yùa child upside down over flesh 月 — head-first, the way a baby arrives
撫育，安撫的撫，養育的育。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一手輕輕撫過孩子（撫），把這頭朝下出生的小生命養大（育）。
A hand passes gently over the child (撫), and the small head-first newborn (育) is soothed and reared to grown.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
撫養fǔyǎngto raise and provide for — the near-twin, the same 撫, weighted to support養育yǎngyùto bring up — the same 育, the plainer everyday word