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.

Words with similar meanings

看kàn
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.
阅读yuèdú
to read; reading
'阅读' is a more formal term for reading, often used in academic or literary contexts.

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