讀 (dú) — to read; to study

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讀 character · TOCFL 1

讀＝言＋賣

ㄉㄨˊ · dú

verb — to read; to study

字源 FORM — what the parts do

言義speech

賣聲yù (𧶠) — gives the soundthe donor was 𧶠 yù, a different character whose shape collapsed into 賣

IFT≠yù (𧶠) → dú — the donor itself vanished into 賣's shape

Speech (言) beside what looks like 賣 "sell" — but the old sound-giver was 𧶠 yù, a separate character that collapsed into 賣's shape. Reading aloud came first: 讀書, sounding the text out.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

書攤開，一個字一個字說（言）出來——讀。

The book open, every character spoken (言) out loud — reading.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)誦讀— to read aloud

→讀書、閱讀— to read; to study常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension