讀	864A25   60A.80-1	部居	畫數  22	ㄉㄨˊ [du2]  (*ㄉㄡˋ [dou4] ).
N	(*[dou4]) Pause in middle of sentence, caesura: 句讀 punctuation marking sentence (句) by a period, and pause (讀) by “、”, corresponding usu., but not always, to comma; text so punctuated.
V	(1)  To read (newspapers, books, letters): 默讀 silent reading; 朗讀 read aloud; 讀經 scripture reading. (2)  To pronounce: 讀法 way of pronouncing; 讀音 [du2yin1]. (3)  To go to school: 讀大學，夜校 study at university, night school; 寄讀 be boarding student; 走讀 attend school living at home; 讀不起書 cannot afford to go to school.
Words	1.讀本 [du2ben3], n., reader, school text.  2.讀者 [du2zhe3], n., reader (of book, article).  3.讀書 [du2shu1], v.i., read (a book): 讀這本書 read this book; to have ability to read, be literate; 讀過書沒有can one read? 讀書人 a scholar, or a literate person.  4.讀物 [du2wu4], n., reading material.  5.讀音 [du2yin1], n., pronunciation.