读

Traditional (Taiwan): 讀

On the HSK 1 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A1.

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dú ㄉㄨˊ

- to read out to read aloud
- to read
- to attend (school) to study (a subject in school)
- to pronounce

Classifiers (measure words)

to read out

读一遍 biàn read it once through
读一次 cì read it once
读一下 xià have a read

to read

Usually

读一遍 biàn read it once through
读一次 cì read it once
读一下 xià have a read

Less often

读一筹 chóu read it once
读一过 guò read it once

to pronounce

读一次 cì read it once

Other words read dú

In the same tone

毒 dú poison
独 dú alone
渎 dú disrespectful
椟 dú cabinet
犊 dú calf

All 12 words read dú

du with other tones

都 dū capital city
度 dù pass
渡 dù cross
督 dū supervise
堵 dǔ block up

All 30 words read du in any tone

dòu ㄉㄡˋ

- comma
- phrase marked by pause

Other words read dòu

In the same tone

斗 dòu fight
豆 dòu legume
窦 dòu hole
逗 dòu tease
痘 dòu pimple

All 8 words read dòu

dou with other tones

都 dōu all
抖 dǒu tremble
兜 dōu pocket
陡 dǒu steep
篼 dōu bamboo, rattan or wicker basket

All 16 words read dou in any tone

How 读 is written

部首 radical: 讠
笔画 strokes: 10, with 8 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 讠卖

Words with 读

Starting with 读

读者 dúzhě reader
读书 dúshū read a book
读书人 dúshūrén scholar
读物 dúwù reading material
读写 dúxiě reading and writing

All 28 words starting with 读

Ending with 读

阅读 yuèdú read
宣读 xuāndú prepared speech
解读 jiědú decipher
就读 jiùdú go to school
攻读 gōngdú major

All 56 words ending with 读

Containing 读

可读性 kědúxìng readability
阅读器 yuèdúqì reader
工读生 gōngdúshēng reform-school student
以飨读者 yǐxiǎngdúzhě for the benefit of the reader
听说读写 tīngshuōdúxiě listening, speaking, reading and writing

All 21 words containing 读

Example sentences and grammar articles using 读

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Sources

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HSK 考试大纲, 中外语言交流合作中心, no licence stated
Make Me a Hanzi, from fonts by Arphic Technology Co., Ltd., Arphic Public License