读 (dú) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
读 (dú · Hán Việt: Độc) — to read; to read aloud; to attend school; reading in 句读 (dòu, sentence parsing). Left speech radical 讠 + right 卖 (mài, simplified from 賣): reciting and interpreting written texts aloud.
- Pinyin
- dú
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Độc
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠
- IDS Structure
- ⿰讠卖
- Traditional
- 讀
读 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (10 Steps)
Customize 读 in Worksheet Generator →读1 点 Diǎn
读1 (25,11)→(37,21)
读2 折 Zhé
读2 (7,43)→(38,63)
读3 横 Héng
读3 (48,23)→(76,20)
读4 竖 Shù
读4 (58,10)→(60,33)
读5 横 Héng
读5 (41,38)→(75,44)
读6 点 Diǎn
读6 (47,46)→(53,51)
读7 点 Diǎn
读7 (45,55)→(51,59)
读8 横 Héng
读8 (40,68)→(84,63)
读9 撇 Piě
读9 (58,43)→(37,87)
读10 捺 Nà
读10 (68,72)→(82,86)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (读 = ⿰讠卖)
Left speech radical 讠 + right 卖 (mài, simplified from 賣): reciting and interpreting written texts aloud.
⿰讠卖 → 讠 + 卖 (⿰)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 读
In right-hand 卖 (8 strokes), start with 十 + Horizontal-Hook (买 top), then inside lower 头 write the two left dots BEFORE the long Horizontal bar, sweeping Piě, and final right-falling Dot.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 读
The bottom-right stroke of 读 is a long right-falling Dot (长点), NOT a full Nà stroke, so the base stays compact.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 读
to read books; to study
to read; reading comprehension
pronunciation; reading of a character
to read aloud clearly
reader
to decipher; to decode
to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference)
to go to school
to major (in a field); to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree
to read in silence
Example Sentences Using 读 (dú)
字表里标出了每个多音字的常用读音。
Zìbiǎo lǐ biāochū le měi gè duōyīnzì de chángyòng dúyīn.
The character table marks the common pronunciation of every polyphonic character.
每天大声朗读课文有助于培养语感。
Měitiān dàshēng lǎngdú kèwén yǒuzhùyú péiyǎng yǔgǎn.
Reading texts aloud every day helps cultivate a feel for the language.