诵

sòng

to read aloud

to recite

speech (讠) + sound of sòng (甬) = read aloud

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning: this is a vocal act, words given sound and shape through the mouth. 甬 lends the pronunciation sòng and does not contribute semantically.

讠+甬→诵
甬A pathPhonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

他每天早上都会背诵几首古诗。

tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu huì bèi sòng jǐ shǒu gǔ shī。

He recites a few classical poems every morning.

老师让同学们朗诵这篇文章。

lǎo shī ràng tóng xué men láng sòng zhè piān wén zhāng。

The teacher asked the students to read this article aloud.

Words with 诵

传诵

chuán sòng

widely known

朗诵

lǎng sòng

to read aloud with expression

吟诵

yín sòng

to read aloud

默诵佛号

mò sòng fó hào

to chant the names of Buddha

告诵

gào sòng

to tell

念诵

niàn sòng

to read out

李诵

lǐ sòng

Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shun4 zong1] (761-806), reigned 805-806

联诵

lián sòng

liaison (in phonetics) (loanword)

背诵

bèi sòng

to recite

诵经

sòng jīng

to chant the sutras

诵读

sòng dú

to read aloud

诵读困难症

sòng dú kùn nan zhèng

dyslexia

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