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Characters, words, pinyin or English

阅 yuè to examine

to examine; to read; to review

How to remember 阅: 门 door + 兑 convert = to examine. At the door of the border office a tourist wants to convert his dollars, and the officer holds each note up to the light to examine it.

  • 1,489. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 門

Component breakdown

阅 = 门 door + 兑 convert

  • 门 door
  • 兑 convert
The Gushi story

At the door of the border office a tourist wants to convert his dollars, and the officer holds each note up to the light to examine it.

How it is used

  • Formal/written 'to read, review, inspect'. 阅读 (yuèdú) reading (of texts) is more formal than 看书 (kàn shū) in speech, common in education.
  • 订阅 (dìngyuè) = subscribe (to a magazine, channel); 阅览室 (yuèlǎnshì) = reading room.
  • 阅历 (yuèlì) = life experience one has 'been through', as a noun: 阅历丰富 (yuèlì fēngfù) rich in experience.

Words with 阅

Example sentences

  • 知识要靠阅读来积累。 Zhīshi yào kào yuèdú lái jīlěi.Knowledge is accumulated by reading.