述
(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
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Dict coverage rank #1,592 U+8FF0
How 述 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 术 (phonetic, shù)
How to remember it
narrate · Heisig RSH #1200
术 art + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 术
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 术 (shù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 术 sound component | shù | skill, art; method, technique; trick |
| 怵 | chù | fearful, apprehensive; timid, shy |
| 沭 | shù | a river in Shantung province |
| 秫 | shú | a glutinous variety of millet |
Words containing 述
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自述 | zì shù | to recount in one's own words; autobiography; written self-introduction |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 分述 | fēn shù | to elaborate; detailed explanation |
| 口述 | kǒu shù | to dictate; to recount orally |
| 述语 | shù yǔ | predicate |
| 重述 | chóng shù | to repeat; to restate; to recapitulate |
| 综上所述 | zōng shàng suǒ shù | to summarize; to sum up |
| 陈述书 | chén shù shū | written statement; written declaration |
| 前述 | qián shù | aforestated; stated above; the preceding statement |
| 转述 | zhuǎn shù | to pass on (stories); to relate |
| 传述 | chuán shù | to relay; to retell |
| 述说 | shù shuō | to recount; to narrate; to give an account of |
| 表述 | biǎo shù | to express; to articulate; to formulate |
| 论述 | lùn shù | treatise; discourse; exposition |
| 复述 | fù shù | to repeat (one's own words or sb else's); (in the classroom) to paraphrase what one has le… |
| 复述 | fù shù | variant of 複述|复述[fu4 shu4] |
| 提述 | tí shù | to refer to |
| 记述 | jì shù | to write an account (of events) |
| 总述 | zǒng shù | overview; to give an overview |
| 述职 | shù zhí | to report on one's work or duties (to a supervisor) |