Chinese word dictionary

训读

xùn dú · a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn"); to pronounce a word using such a reading; (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified训读

Traditional訓讀

Pinyinxùn dú

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

训xùn

to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis

读dú

to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce

How to learn 训读

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Definition

a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn"); to pronounce a word using such a reading; (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

读dú

to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce

读书dúshū

to read a book; to study; to attend school

读者dúzhě

reader

阅读yuèdú

to read; reading

读音dúyīn

pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

培训péixùn

to cultivate; to train; to groom; training