宣 xuān
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 亘 to extend across, through
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
宣读
xuāndú
to read out; to proclaim by reading
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 法官当庭宣读判决结果后，被告的家属仍然保持沉默。 Fǎguān dāngtíng xuāndú pànjué jiéguǒ hòu, bèigào de jiāshǔ réngrán bǎochí chénmò. After the judge read out the verdict in court, the defendant's family remained silent.
- 校长在开学典礼上宣读了获奖学生的名单。 Xiàozhǎng zài kāixué diǎnlǐ shàng xuāndú le huòjiǎng xuésheng de míngdān. At the opening ceremony, the principal read out the list of award-winning students.
- 主持人宣读比赛规则后，选手们开始准备。 Zhǔchírén xuāndú bǐsài guīzé hòu, xuǎnshǒumen kāishǐ zhǔnbèi. After the host read out the competition rules, the contestants began to prepare.
Related words
- 宣布 xuānbù to announce
- 宣传 xuānchuán to promote; to publicize
- 宣称 xuānchēng to claim; to declare
- 宣告 xuāngào to announce; to declare
- 宣誓 xuānshì to swear an oath; to take an oath
- 宣泄 xuānxiè to vent; to let out
- 宣言 xuānyán declaration; manifesto
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 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