1. 读
  2. 书

读

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  • 751st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
读→
讠卖
2Radical
读→
讠speech十ten㇖N/A大big⺀dot
3Graphical
读→
㇊丶一丨㇖人一⺀

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dòu (dou4)comma • phrase marked by pause
2. dú (du2)to read • to study • reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 读 dòu (dou4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dà' (da4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 读 dòu (dou4)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 读 dú (du2)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dà' (da4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 读 dú (du2)The component 大 is pronounced as 'dài' (dai4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

读 (讀)
读书 (讀書)
阅读 (閱讀)

Medium Frequency

导读 (導讀)
就读 (就讀)
复读 (復讀)
朗读 (朗讀)
解读 (解讀)
读后感 (讀後感)
读懂 (讀懂)
读书人 (讀書人)
读物 (讀物)
读者 (讀者)
重读 (重讀)
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书

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Previous (眼)Next (非)
  • 282nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 176 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
书→
No glyph available丶
2Radical
书→
No glyph available丨line丶dot
3Graphical
书→
㇆丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shū (Shu1)abbr. for 書經|书经[shu1 jing1]
2. shū (shu1)book • letter • document • CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] • to write

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 书 shū (shu1)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 书 shū (shu1)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

High Frequency

图书馆 (圖書館)
情书 (情書)
书 (書)
书写 (書寫)
看书 (看書)
读书 (讀書)

Medium Frequency

上书 (上書)
出书 (出書)
副书记 (副書記)
图书 (圖書)
天书 (天書)
念书 (念書)
教书 (教書)
教科书 (教科書)
文书 (文書)
书信 (書信)
书包 (書包)
书名 (書名)
书呆子 (書呆子)
书店 (書店)
书房 (書房)
书本 (書本)
书架 (書架)
书桌 (書桌)
书柜 (書櫃)
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
书画 (書畫)
书签 (書簽)
书籍 (書籍)
书记 (書記)
书评 (書評)
书院 (書院)
书面 (書面)
书香 (書香)
琴棋书画 (琴棋書畫)
白皮书 (白皮書)
秘书 (秘書)
秘书长 (秘書長)
总书记 (總書記)
背书 (背書)
说明书 (說明書)
证书 (證書)
读书人 (讀書人)
遗书 (遺書)
电子书 (電子書)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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