Beginner question about how to understand chords in musical notation

1. How do you read musical chords?
2. How do you explain chords?

How do you read musical chords?

How to Read Chord Symbols to Play the Piano or Keyboard

1. Root: The capital letter on the left tells you the chord root. As with scales, the root note gives the chord its name. ...
2. Type: Any letter and/or number suffix following the chord root tells you the chord type, like m for minor and 7 for seventh chords.

How do you explain chords?

A chord is a combination of two or more unique notes.

Some examples include major chords, minor chords, and diminished chords (we'll get to these later). Chords are built off of one note, called the root note. If someone says a chord is a C chord, that means the root note of the chord is a “C”.