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
读物
dúwù
reading material
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这套科普读物把复杂理论讲得浅显，却没有牺牲严谨性。 Zhè tào kēpǔ dúwù bǎ fùzá lǐlùn jiǎng de qiǎnxiǎn, què méiyǒu xīshēng yánjǐn xìng. This set of popular-science reading materials explains complex theories accessibly without sacrificing rigour.
- 图书馆里有很多适合孩子的读物。 Túshūguǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shìhé háizi de dúwù. The library has many reading materials suitable for children.
- 这本读物语言简单，初学者也能看懂。 Zhè běn dúwù yǔyán jiǎndān, chūxuézhě yě néng kàn dǒng. This reader is written in simple language, so beginners can understand it too.
Related words
- 读 dú to read, to read aloud; to study
- 读书 dúshū to read books; to study
- 读音 dúyīn pronunciation
- 读者 dúzhě reader
- 阅读 yuèdú to read
- 朗读 lǎngdú to read aloud
- 解读 jiědú to interpret
- 就读 jiùdú to attend school
- 攻读 gōngdú to study intensively; to pursue a degree
- 宣读 xuāndú to read out; to proclaim by reading
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo