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Chinese symbol for “reading”

读数
dú shù
Traditional: 讀數
reading; data from meter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reading is 读数 (dú shù), defined as: reading; data from meter.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

读 dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “reading”

WordPinyinMeaning
音yīnsound; noise
读法 (讀法)dú fǎpronunciation; reading (of a Chinese character)
度数 (度數)dù shunumber of degrees; reading (on a meter)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 读数.

WordPinyinMeaning
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read
读者 (讀者)dú zhěreader
读书 (讀書)dú shūto read a book; to study
解读 (解讀)jiě dúto decipher; to decode
就读 (就讀)jiù dúto go to school
宣读 (宣讀)xuān dúto read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber of people

See also: Japanese symbol for “reading”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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