读书 (dú shū)

Character breakdown

• 读 (dòu) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 𧸇 represents the sound. Simplified form of 讀.

• 书 (Shū) · 4 strokes

  Simplified form of 書. Phonosemantic compound. 聿 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. The simplified character 书 is derived from the cursive form of 書.

Example sentences

1. 读书。 — Read.
2. 他在读书。 — He's studying.
3. 你在读书。 — You're reading.
4. 他在读书。 — He is reading a book.
5. 我在读书。 — I'm reading.

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