to read; to study

Character data

Radical ⾔ (149.15)
Strokes 22
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

讀 dú
  1. 1. to read
  2. 2. to study
  3. 3. reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to pīn yīn
讀 dòu
  1. 1. comma
  2. 2. phrase marked by pause

Words containing 讀

Word Meaning
to pronounce a word after mentally processing its spelling
to read (honorific: e.g. your distinguished article)
to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
literary reading of a character
readable; legible
audiobook; recording of a person reading the text of a book
to read aloud
extensive reading
to read and re-read sth until one is familiar with it
to skim through; to read cursorily
alternate reading of a character
word having alternative pronunciations
colloquial reading of a character
to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
to study attentively (a book); to delve into
pronunciation of a character other than the standard
intensive reading; to peruse; perusal
intensive reading course
standard (unified) pronunciation of a character with multiple readings, as stipulated by the PRC Ministry of Education in 1985
to work the land and also undertake academic studies
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
phonics
gain knowledge by both travel and reading
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
learn from books and from real life