読 = 言 + 売

読 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “read”. It is built from 言 (words) and 売 (sell).

Keyword: read
Pinyin (Mandarin): dú
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: read, study, изучать, читать, study
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 読 read

Decomposition

ids

言 words
売 sell

How to find 読 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “words” + “sell”. 読 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 読 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.