Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 𧸇 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (讀)
𧸇 Phonetic component
yù to sell
The original sound component 𧸇 was later corrupted to the visually and semantically similar character 賣.
View phonetic series →Simplified (读)
卖 Simplified component
mài betray
sell
Simplified from the 𧸇 component in the traditional character 讀.
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Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
讀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
讀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
讀
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
讀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
读 / 讀 [dòu]
comma; phrase marked by pause
读 / 讀 [dú]
to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pīnyīn]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
読 さとる
Satoru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (105)
读者 [dúzhě] #6,536
reader
读书 [dúshū] #3,398
to read a book
阅读 [yuèdú] #5,368
to read
解读 [jiědú] #11,036
to decipher
宣读 [xuāndú] #9,207
to read out loud to an audience
就读 [jiùdú] #14,502
to go to school
读物 [dúwù] #15,129
reading material
读数 [dúshù] #10,620
reading
朗读 [lǎngdú] #14,121
to read aloud
读取 [dúqǔ] #14,343
(of a computer etc) to read (data)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 読む [よむ] #312
to read
読み取る [よみとる] #4,856
to read and understand
⭐ 読書 [どくしょ] #6,317
reading (books)
⭐ 読者 [どくしゃ] #6,732
reader
⭐ 読み [よみ] #7,349
reading
⭐ 読み上げる [よみあげる] #7,628
to read out
空気を読む [くうきをよむ] #11,062
to read the situation
⭐ 解読 [かいどく] #12,105
deciphering
心を読む [こころをよむ] #13,624
to read (someone's) thoughts
⭐ 読み返す [よみかえす] #15,070
to reread
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