Dong Chinese dictionary

dú, dòu

read

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

Components

讠 Meaning component

yán

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

mài

sell

Simplified from the 𧸇 component in the traditional character 讀.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

dú

read, study; pronounce; to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pīnyīn]

dòu

comma; phrase marked by pause

Most common words with 读

Sources