阅读
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
阅读 (yuèdú) · to read
阅读 (yuèdú) means “to read; reading”. It is written with 2 characters: 阅 (to examine) + 读 (to read). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 阅读 is built
The characters
阅 yuè · to examine
What 阅 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 兑duì — cash
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丷ha — kwukyel
读 dú · to read
What 读 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 卖mài — to sell
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 买mǎi — to buy
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 头tóu — head
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: To show off 卖 one's literacy 讠 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他每天都阅读报纸。Tā měitiān dōu yuèdú bàozhǐ.He reads the newspaper every day.
你喜欢阅读什么书？Nǐ xǐhuan yuèdú shénme shū?What kind of books do you like to read?
Questions about 阅读
What does 阅读 mean?
阅读 (yuèdú) means “to read; reading”.
How do you pronounce 阅读?
阅读 is pronounced yuèdú.
Which HSK level is 阅读?
阅读 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
Learn 阅读 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.