述

shù

Meanings

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shù

1.(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

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Wiktionary

1.to follow; to adhere to; to observe; to obey; to go by
2.to state; to narrate; to relate; to recount
3.to inherit and transmit; to expound and impart (theories put forth by the predecessors)
4.works; writings; account; recount
5.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɦljud): semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 朮 (OC *l'ud, *ɦljud).

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Stroke order

Components

述辶术

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Example sentences

湯姆不喜歡複述。
Tom doesn't like repeating himself.

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Related words

描述 to describe 讲述 to talk about; to narrate; to give an account 陈述 to state; to declare 上述 aforementioned 叙述 to relate (a story or information)阐述 to expound (a position)表述 to express; to articulate; to formulate 论述 treatise 追述 recollections 详述 to recount 评述 to comment on 分述 to elaborate