讀書

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See also: 读书 and 読書

Chinese

to read; to study; comma
to read; to study; comma; phrase marked by pause
 
 book; letter
trad. (讀書) 讀 書
simp. (读书) 读 书

Pronunciation

Note: tag8 ze1 - Chaozhou.
Rime
Character 讀 書
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 定 (7) 書 (26)
Final (韻) 屋 (3) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 徒谷切 傷魚切
Baxter duwk syo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/duk̚/ /ɕɨʌ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/duk̚/ /ɕiɔ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/duk̚/ /ɕiɔ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/dəwk̚/ /ɕɨə̆/
Li
Rong 		/duk̚/ /ɕiɔ/
Wang
Li 		/duk̚/ /ɕĭo/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/dʱuk̚/ /ɕi̯wo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		dú shū
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		duk6 syu1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 讀 書
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		dú shū
Middle
Chinese 		‹ duwk › ‹ syo ›
Old
Chinese 		/*C.lˁok/ /*s-ta/
English read (v.) write

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 讀 書
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 16039 17013
Phonetic
component 		𧶠 者
Rime
group 		屋 魚
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		獨 書
Old
Chinese 		/*l'oːɡ/ /*hlja/

Verb

讀⫽書 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to read books
    讀書破萬卷，下筆如有神。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
    读书破万卷，下笔如有神。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
    Dúshū pò wàn juàn, xiàbǐ rú yǒu shén.
    Great writers read widely.
    有人認為讀書無用。 [MSC, trad.]
    有人认为读书无用。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǒurén rènwéi dúshū wúyòng.
    Some believe reading is a waste of time.
    人醜就該多讀書。 [MSC, trad.]
    人丑就该多读书。 [MSC, simp.]
    Rén chǒu jiù gāi duō dúshū.
    Ugly people should read more books.
    他是咱們村裡讀書最多的人。 [MSC, trad.]
    他是咱们村里读书最多的人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì zánmen cūn lǐ dúshū zuì duō de rén.
    He has read the most books out of anyone in our village.
  2. to study
    她來中國讀書。／她来中国读书。  ―  Tā lái zhōngguó dúshū.  ―  She came to China to study.
  3. to be in school; to attend school
    我的孩子正在小學讀書。 [MSC, trad.]
    我的孩子正在小学读书。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ de háizi zhèngzài xiǎoxué dúshū.
    My child is currently in primary school.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 念書 (“to study”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 念書, 讀書
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 讀書, 念書
Harbin 念書
Malaysia 讀書
Singapore 讀書
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 讀書, 念書
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 念書
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 讀書, 念書
Wanrong 念書
Xi'an 念書
Xining 讀書, 念書
Xuzhou 讀書
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 念書
Lanzhou 念書
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 讀書, 念書
Wuhan 讀書
Guiyang 讀書
Guilin 讀書
Liuzhou 讀書
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 念書, 讀書
Yangzhou 念書
Cantonese Guangzhou 讀書
Hong Kong 讀書
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 讀書
Macau 讀書
Guangzhou (Panyu) 讀書
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 讀書
Guangzhou (Conghua) 讀書
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 讀書
Foshan 讀書
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 讀書
Foshan (Shunde) 讀書
Foshan (Sanshui) 讀書
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 念書
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 讀書
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 讀書
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 讀書
Zhuhai (Doumen) 讀書
Jiangmen (Baisha) 讀書
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 讀書
Taishan 讀書
Kaiping (Chikan) 讀書
Enping (Niujiang) 讀書
Heshan (Yayao) 讀書
Dongguan 讀書
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 讀書
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 讀書
Singapore (Guangfu) 讀書
Gan Nanchang 念書, 讀書
Lichuan 念書
Pingxiang 讀書
Hakka Meixian 讀書
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 讀書
Dongguan (Qingxi) 讀書
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 讀書
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 讀書
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 讀書
Yudu 讀書
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 讀書
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 讀書
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 讀書
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 讀書
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 讀書
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 讀書
Huizhou Jixi 念書
Jin Taiyuan 念書
Xinzhou 念書
Northern Min Jian'ou 念書
Eastern Min Fuzhou 讀書
Southern Min Xiamen 讀冊
Xiamen (Tong'an) 讀書
Quanzhou 讀冊
Jinjiang 讀冊
Zhangzhou 讀冊
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 讀冊
Zhao'an 讀冊
Dongshan 讀冊
Taipei 讀書
New Taipei (Sanxia) 讀書
Kaohsiung 讀冊
Yilan 讀冊
Changhua (Lukang) 讀書
Taichung 讀冊
Tainan 讀冊
Hsinchu 讀書
Kinmen 讀書
Penghu (Magong) 讀書
Penang (Hokkien) 讀冊
Singapore (Hokkien) 讀冊
Manila (Hokkien) 讀冊
Chaozhou 讀書
Shantou 讀書
Shantou (Chaoyang) 讀書
Jieyang 讀書
Haifeng 讀冊
Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) 讀書
Singapore (Teochew) 讀書
Wenchang 讀書
Haikou 讀書
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 念書
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 讀書
Wu Shanghai 讀書
Shanghai (Chongming) 念書
Suzhou 讀書
Danyang 念書
Hangzhou 讀書
Ningbo 讀書
Wenzhou 讀書
Jinhua 讀書
Xiang Loudi 讀書

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (讀書):
  • → Japanese: 読書(どくしょ) (dokusho)
  • → Korean: 독서(讀書) (dokseo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
讀 書
どく
Hyōgai 		しょ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

讀(どく)書(しょ) • (dokusho) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 読書 (“the act of reading”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
讀書

Noun

讀書 • (dokseo) (hangeul 독서)

  1. hanja form? of 독서 (“reading”)
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