Writing
读 (dú) — how to say "to read" in Chinese
读
To read, to study, to read aloud
verb
Radicals / Keys
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
读书
dú shū
to read / to study
Examples
我在学校读书，我很喜欢书。
I read books at school, I really like books.
我读书
I read a book.
Mnemonic
[dú-] Dudu the duck quacks excitedly each time he finds a 读 book on the riverbank 📚. Surrounded by the [讠] speech bubble and [卖] book merchant, Dudu reads aloud to his friends. As he quacks out each 读 word, the river flows with tales of study and adventure.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to read" in Chinese?
"to read" in Chinese is 读 (dú).
读 meaning in English
读 (dú) means "To read, to study, to read aloud".
To read in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced dú (written as du). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to read" in Chinese characters?
It is written 读 and has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 读?
读 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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