读

• 拼音: dú
• 汉字拆解: 读 = 讠(speech) + 卖 (sell, phonetic) — reading as vocalization

含义

To read; to read aloud; to study. Refers to the act of reading text or attending school.

Can mean reading aloud (读课文, read the text aloud), silent reading (读书, read/study), and attending school (读大学, attend university). In reading aloud contexts, 读 emphasizes pronunciation. For silent reading, 看 is also commonly used.

例句

1. 请大声读这个词。
2. 我每天读半小时中文。
3. 他在读大学。

用法指南

语境: education, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请读一下这个句子。(Please read this sentence.)
• 你在读什么书？(What book are you reading?)

错误说法

• 我读了电视 (You don't 读 TV — use 看 for watching; 读 is for text-based reading)

起源与历史

Simplified form with 讠 (speech radical) + 卖 (sell, phonetic) — reading involves speech and vocalization.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal