Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

peruse; review; to read

Chinese: 读、阅读。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yue” becomes a different word in each tone. 阅 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 阅读yuè dúto read; reading
  • 阅览室yuè lǎn shìreading room
  • 阅历yuè lìto experience; experience
  • 阅世yuè shìto see the world
  • 传阅chuán yuèto read and pass on; to pass on for perusal

Example Sentence

老师正在认真地批阅作业。Lǎo shī zhèng zài rèn zhēn de pī yuè zuò yè.The teacher is carefully reviewing the homework.

老师Lǎo shīteacherzhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiat认真rèn zhēnconscientiousde(adverb marker)批阅pī yuèto read through to evaluat作业zuò yèschool assignment