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释读

shì dú

2-character word Traditional 釋讀

What 释读 means

1. to read and interpret ancient texts
2. to decipher

The characters in 释读

• 释shìto explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)

Sounds the same

Read shì dú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 试读to read a sample chapter of a book; to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis…