The Chinese word for to read is
读

dú

Chinese Definition

读
1. Simplified form of 讀

讀
1. to read (silently); to peruse
Synonyms: 看
讀書 - to read; reading
閱讀 - to read
這篇文章值得de 一讀。 - This article is worth reading.
2. to read aloud; to read out
朗讀 - to read aloud
有.邊.讀.邊，沒邊讀中間 - read the side if any; read the middle part if there is no side
二讀 - second reading (of a bill)
3. to study
讀大學 - to study at a university
讀會wui6計 - to study accounting
4. to pronounce (a character, a word, etc.)
Synonyms: 唸
這個字怎麼讀？ - How do you pronounce this character?
5. pronunciation
讀音 - pronunciation (of characters)
異讀 - variant pronunciation
文讀 - literary reading
6. short pause in reading; part of a sentence; clause
句讀dòu - periods and commas, sentences and clauses

看
1. (Teochew) Alternative form of 睇 (-)

念
1. to miss; to long for; to think of; to recall
2. to consider; to contemplate
3. Alternative form of 廿 (twenty)
4. to worry; to be anxious about
5. to feel compassion for; to pity
6. to show tender affection for
7. to commemorate; to memorialise; to pay tribute to
8. idea; thought
9. to nag
10. (Buddhism) memory
11. to read aloud; to chant
12. to study (at a school); to learn