述 — Chinese character
述
shù
to express, to state; to narrate, to tell
- Pinyin
- shù
- Radical
- 162 ⾡ (Walk)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 辶 术
- Formation
- pictophonetic — walk; meaning component 辶; sound component 术
- Japanese
- 述 as a kanji
Common words with 述
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe; description |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned |
| 讲述 (講述) | jiǎng shù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account |
| 叙述 (敘述) | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about |
| 论述 (論述) | lùn shù | treatise; discourse |
| 阐述 (闡述) | chǎn shù | to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic) |
| 陈述 (陳述) | chén shù | to state; to declare |
| 记述 (記述) | jì shù | to write an account (of events) |
| 表述 | biǎo shù | to express; to articulate; to formulate |
| 概述 | gài shù | overview |
| 前述 | qián shù | aforestated; stated above |
| 引述 | yǐn shù | to quote |
English words written with 述
- writing
- telling
- description
- describe
- relate
- overview
- dictate
- aforementioned
- treatise
- narration
- roundup
- recollections
述 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 3 · Mencius 4 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Analects 7.1
- Analects 14.46
- Analects 17.19
- Mencius 1B.4
- Mencius 6B.7
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 11
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 18
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 19
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