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IDENTITY

to read; to study

HSK 1Top 280

CORE MEANING

to read; to study

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to readHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
speech radical (yán)
strokes
10
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰讠卖
    • speech radical
    • gives the sound dú (historical)

USAGE

Common words

读书dúshūto read; to study
读者dúzhěreader
阅读yuèdúto read

Graded examples

  • 他每天读中文书。Tā měitiān dú Zhōngwén shū.HSK2

    He reads Chinese books every day.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Speaking (讠) the words you sell (卖) from the page — reading aloud.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#280
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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