讀 (dú)
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 𧸇 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“讀，誦書也。从言，賣聲。”
Components
- 言 (meaning)
- 𧸇 (sound) — The original sound component 𧸇 was later corrupted to the visually and semantically similar character 賣.