Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "读"

The character "读" has 10 strokes. Its radical is "讠". View the introduction of "读"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "读."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "读"

n.: slight pause in reading to mark the end of a phrase, clause, or sentence

v.: read aloud/out; read; attend school; study; be pronounced in a certain way

Form words with "读"

读脚本 read a script

读大学 study at a university;attend university

读学位 study for a degree

读文学 study literature

读课文 read a text

读私塾 study at private school

读译本 read a book in translation

读游记 read travels

Example phrases using "读"

• 我还没有读来信，不了解其内容。

  I haven’t read the letter yet and so I’m unaware of its contents.

• 读了那首诗，她陷入无限的愁思。

  She sank/fell into a state of profound melancholy on reading that poem.

• 戏还可以，但我还是喜欢读原作。

  The play’s OK, but I still prefer the book.

• 旅途中他靠读小说来打发时间。

  He whiled away his time/killed time by reading novels during his trip.

• 这本书你读进去了就会觉得很有趣。

  The book is interesting once you get into it.

• 这本书读起来令人欲罢不能。

  The book is compulsive and you can’t help going on reading.

• 读了她的信，我的心情久久不能平静。

  I couldn’t calm myself down long after I read her letter.

• 读研究生时，我们三人合用一间宿舍。

  When we were in the graduate school, three of us shared one dormitory.

• 经他一改，读起来顺口多了。

  It is much easier to read after his revision.

• 这份报告读起来干巴乏味。

  This report makes rather dry reading.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.