(yuè): to read, to review

(yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “to read, to review.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1480 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to read, to review

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verbyuè dúto read4

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
chá yuèto consult
dìng yuèsubscription
yuè lìto experience
jiǎn yuèto inspect
fān yuèto thumb through
yuè bīngto review troops
shěn yuèto review or peruse
chuán yuèto read and pass on
yuè bīng shìmilitary parade
jiè yuèto borrow books to read
yuè lǎn shìreading room
cān yuèto consult
yuè dú qìreader (software)
diào yuèto access (a document)
yuè lǎnto read
32
Total compounds
53
As first character
44
As last character
3
As middle character

appears in 32 compound words: 53 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

dòu
0.850199,189 co-occurrences
shēn
0.75699,750 co-occurrences
yán
0.684100,164 co-occurrences
kuò
0.67247,574 co-occurrences
lǎn
0.66930,546 co-occurrences
dìng
0.53110,445 co-occurrences
zhǎn
0.52653,214 co-occurrences
qǐng
0.50514,848 co-occurrences
qiān
0.48011 co-occurrences
chá
0.46823,250 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

读这份文件,然后签字确认。

Qǐng yuèdú zhè fèn wénjiàn, ránhòu qiānzì quèrèn.

Please read this document and then sign to confirm.

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

...今天/南海路中央图书馆1956年正式开放

. . . jīn tiān nán hǎi lù zhōng yāng tú shū guǎn 1 9 5 6 nián zhèng shì kāi fàng yuè lǎn

... Today/Nanhai Road Central Library was officially opened for reading in 1956

News For ChineseFeb 2026

圣县禁用Flock自动车牌读器

shèng xiàn jīn yòng F l o c k zì dòng chē pái yuè dòu qì

Flock automatic license plate readers are banned in Saint County

It之家Feb 2026

...ord 宣布 3 月 27 日起涨价,订年费最高涨幅 33%

. . . o r d xuān bù 3 yuè 2 7 rì qǐ zhǎng jià , dìng yuè nián fèi zuì gāo zhǎng fú 3 3

... Ord announced a price increase starting March 27, with a maximum increase of 33% in annual subscription fees

It之家Feb 2026

... 6 个月,Apple Music 新订用户优惠倒计时 10 天

. . . 6 gè yuè , A p p l e M u s i c xīn dìng yuè yòng hù yōu huì dǎo jì shí 1 0 tiān

... 6 months, 10 days countdown to the offer for new Apple Music subscribers

百度新闻Feb 2026

...|福建:实体书店变身“文化会客厅” 全民..

. . . fú jiàn shí tī shū diàn biàn shēn wén huā huì kè tīng quán mín yuè . .

Fujian: Physical Bookstores Transform into "Cultural Living Rooms" as Reading Becomes a National Pastime

Tatoeba

他在用伯伯尔语读圣经。

Tā zài yòng bóbo ěr yǔ yuèdú Shèngjīng.

He's reading the Bible in Berber.

Tatoeba

你有订任何杂志吗?

Nǐ yǒu dìngyuè rènhé zázhì ma?

Do you subscribe to any magazines?

Tatoeba

他戴上眼镜开始读。

Tā dàishang yǎnjìng kāishǐ yuèdú.

He put on his glasses and began to read.

Tatoeba

览室里禁止说话。

Yuèlǎnshì lǐ jìnzhǐ shuōhuà.

Don't talk in the reading room.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced yuè

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 阅 (yuè) mean in Chinese?
阅 (yuè) primarily means "to read, to review." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #1480 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 阅 have?
阅 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 阅?
The radical associated with 阅 is 门 (gate). This radical appears in many characters related to gate.
What are the components of 阅?
阅 is composed of: 门 (structural), 兑 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿵门兑 with a surround-from-top layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 阅?
Common words with 阅 include: 阅读 (yuè dú, "to read"); 查阅 (chá yuè, "to consult"); 订阅 (dìng yuè, "subscription"); 阅历 (yuè lì, "to experience"); 检阅 (jiǎn yuè, "to inspect"). There are over 32 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 阅 (yuè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yuè: 钥 (key), 曰 (to speak), 月 (moon, month), 岳 (wife's parents and paternal uncles), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 阅 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 阅 and the traditional form is 閱.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.