朗诵

lǎng sòng · HSK 7

to recite

📢 朗 = clear/bright (has 月 moon) + 诵 = recite; reciting clear and bright aloud

诵 pairs the 讠speech radical with 甬, marking it as spoken words. 朗 carries the 月 moon for brightness, so 朗诵 is reading aloud in a clear, resonant, expressive voice.

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