閱 (yuè) - To inspect, review, examine & to read

閱Tone 4

yuè ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

悦丈

閱 · yuè

To inspect, review, examine;

to read;

to experience, go through;

used in contexts of reading, auditing, and experiencing events.

To inspect, review, examineto readto experience, go through

Usage highlights

Read a bookReview documentsRead a newspaperMilitary reviewBrowseExperience

Synonyms

  • 读— to read
  • 看— to look at, read
  • 览— to view, peruse

Antonyms

  • 写— to write
  • 闭— to close (as opposed to reading/examining)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I need to review the documents (阅件).
  • He reads newspapers every morning (阅报).
  • The general inspected the troops (阅兵).
  • She has experienced many hardships (阅历丰富).

Collocations

  • Read a book(阅书)
  • Review documents(阅件)
  • Read a newspaper(阅报)
  • Military review(阅兵)
  • Browse(阅览)
  • Experience(阅历)

Idioms

  • Review troops at Ba Bridge(灞桥阅师)
  • Unable to read through(阅不及篇)
  • Read ten thousand books(阅书万卷)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'to inspect, examine' in military and administrative contexts, later extended to reading.
  • The character contains 門 (gate) and 兌 (exchange), suggesting examining things at the gate.
  • Used in formal contexts for reviewing official documents and military inspections.

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