U+990A "養" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+990A "養" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that primarily means "to nourish," "to raise," or "to support," often in the context of caring for one's parents, cultivating personal growth, or fostering life. It appears in the Kangxi Dictionary and is found across multiple East Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, where it conveys concepts of sustenance and maintenance, such as in the Japanese term "養子" meaning adopted child or the Chinese phrase "養生" referring to nurturing life or health. This character is composed of the radical "食" meaning food, combined with other elements, symbolizing the idea of providing nourishment through sustenance. Its usage spans classical texts and modern daily vocabulary, reflecting deep cultural values of family care and self-cultivation in East Asian societies.