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Chinese symbol for “recollections”

追述
zhuī shù
recollections; to relate (past events)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for recollections is 追述 (zhuī shù), defined as: recollections; to relate (past events).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

追 zhuī
to pursue, to chase after; to expel
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
述 shù
to express, to state; to narrate, to tell
radical 162 ⾡ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 追述.

WordPinyinMeaning
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after
追踪 (追蹤)zhuī zōngto track; to trace; to follow up; (HK, Tw) to follow (on social media)
追究zhuī jiūto investigate; to look into
追加zhuī jiāto add something extra; an additional increment
追逐zhuī zhúto chase; to pursue vigorously
追溯zhuī sùlit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to
描述miáo shùto describe; description
上述shàng shùaforementioned; above-mentioned

See also: Japanese symbol for “recollections”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.