1. 读

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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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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