述

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 meaning “walk” + 术 sound ( shù )

Components 辶术

narrate · Heisig RSH #1200

术 art + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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)

Characters sharing the sound component 术 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
术 sound part	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