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HSK 1 · Studying

读书

dú shū

to read; to study

Stroke order of 读书

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

读 · 10 strokes书 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

读 is speech 讠 and 卖 selling words, 书 is a book: reading aloud from a book.

Parts: 读 read (讠 speech + 卖) + 书 book

The characters in 读书

  • 读 dú — to read (aloud); to study (10 strokes)
  • 书 shū — book (4 strokes)

Example sentence

他喜欢在图书馆读书。

He likes reading in the library.

Words with 读

读to read (aloud); to study读音pronunciation读者reader

Words with 书

书店bookstore书book书包schoolbag图书馆library书架bookshelf

More words: Studying

学to learn学习to study; to learn课class; lesson课本textbook课文text (lesson)上课to attend class下课class is over考to take an exam考试exam; to take an exam读to read (aloud); to study听写dictation; to write from dictation书book书包schoolbag本子notebook知识knowledge教to teach

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