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HSK 1
读

HSK 1verb

读

Traditional: 讀

dòu

读 (dòu) means “comma; phrase marked by pause”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character (traditional 讀) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

我喜欢读书。

Wǒ xǐhuan dú shū.

I like reading books.

Words containing 读

阅读yuè dúto read; reading 朗读lǎng dúto read aloud 读书dú shūto read a book; to study; to attend school 读者dú zhěreader 读音dú yīnpronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 读 mean?: 读 (dòu) means “comma; phrase marked by pause”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 读 pronounced?: 读 is pronounced “dòu” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 读?: 读 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 读?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 读 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27