to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1 trad. 讀

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这个字怎么读?

How do you read this character?

他在读一本书。

He is reading a book.