读 dú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 卖 to sell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
读书
dúshū
to read books; to study
Characters in this word
书 shū
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — number one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他在读书。 Tā zài dúshū. He is reading.
- 我喜欢读书。 Wǒ xǐhuan dúshū. I like reading.
- 弟弟在大学读书。 Dìdi zài dàxué dúshū. My younger brother studies at university.