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读

讀

dú

HSK 1

#751 most

frequent character

to read, to study

verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

读 has 讠 spoken language as its meaning part and 卖 yù as its sound part. It first meant understanding by reading; in the past people read aloud, so it grew to mean reading out loud and then studying. The 卖 here is not the 'sell' word but an old sound part, shortened from 𧷏.

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Example Sentences

我喜欢读书。

wǒ xǐhuān dúshū 。

I like to read books.

他每天都读新闻。

tā měitiān dū dú xīnwén 。

He reads the news every day.

请你读这篇文章。

qǐng nǐ dú zhèpiānwénzhāng 。

Please read this article.

Same Characters, Different Readings

comma, phrase marked by pause

Words with similar meanings

to look; to see

Although '看' usually means to look or see, in the context of reading, it can imply reading in a more casual sense.

to read; reading

'阅读' is a more formal term for reading, often used in academic or literary contexts.

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Public Lists with 读

Art & Literature

Painting, calligraphy, novels, poetry, reading, writing, and authors.

School & Education

Classroom items, teaching methods, homework, quizzes, and schedules.

Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.

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Homophones

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