Chinese symbol for “read”
阅读
yuè dú
Traditional: 閱讀
to read
The closest CC-CEDICT match for read is 阅读 (yuè dú), defined as: to read.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “read”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 念 | niàn | to read; to study (a subject) |
| 看书 (看書) | kàn shū | to read; to study |
| 念书 (念書) | niàn shū | to read; to study; to attend school |
| 读取 (讀取) | dú qǔ | (of a computer etc) to read (data) |
| 阅览 (閱覽) | yuè lǎn | to read |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阅读.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 订阅 (訂閱) | dìng yuè | subscription; to subscribe to |
| 查阅 (查閱) | chá yuè | to consult; to refer to |
| 阅兵 (閱兵) | yuè bīng | to review troops; military parade |
| 参阅 (參閱) | cān yuè | to consult; to refer to |
| 阅读器 (閱讀器) | yuè dú qì | reader (software) |
| 读者 (讀者) | dú zhě | reader |
| 读书 (讀書) | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
| 解读 (解讀) | jiě dú | to decipher; to decode |
See also: Japanese symbol for “read”.
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