诵

誦
sòng
#2,552 most
frequent character
to read aloud, to recite

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

诵 pairs 讠 'speech' as the meaning part with 甬 yǒng giving the sound. It first meant 'to chant'. From there it grew to 'read aloud' and 'recite'.

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Homophones

HSK 2
送sòng
to deliver, to carry
讼sòng
litigation

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