U+8BFB "读" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8BFB "读" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to read" or "to study" and is used in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese writing systems, representing an essential concept in education and literacy. This logograph combines the radical "讠" (speech) on the left, indicating a connection to words or language, with the phonetic component "卖" on the right, which contributes to its pronunciation as "dú" in Mandarin Chinese. Beyond its literal meaning of reading written text, "读" can also extend to more abstract activities such as interpreting or reciting, and it appears in common compounds like "读书" (to study or read a book) and "读者" (reader). As a fundamental character in the Chinese writing system, it reflects the cultural value placed on learning and textual engagement, and it is encoded in the CJK Unified Ideographs block to support digital representation across languages that use Chinese characters.