念
Meanings
1. to read
2. to study (a subject)
3. to attend (a school)
4. to read aloud
5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:顿 (dùn))
6. to miss (sb)
7. idea
8. remembrance
9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn))
Characters used
Examples7
这个
How do you say that?
这个
How do you read this character?
别
Stop reading.
念
Read this.
他
He can't even read, let alone write.
因为
Tom couldn't go to college because his family didn't have enough money.