(shù)

to state; to narrate; to describe

How 述 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
— walk
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

Common words using 述

描述 miáoshù
to describe; description
講述 jiǎngshù
to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
上述 shàngshù
aforementioned; above-mentioned
口述 kǒushù
to dictate; to recount orally
復述 fùshù
to repeat; to retell
敘述 xùshù
to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount
綜述 zōngshù
to sum up; a roundup; a general narrative
自述 zìshù
to recount in one's own words; autobiography; written self-introduction
表述 biǎoshù
to formulate; enunciation; to explain sth precisely
論述 lùnshù
treatise; discourse; exposition
述說 shùshuō
to recount; to narrate; to give an account of
闡述 chǎnshù
to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)

述 in a sentence

請簡述一下事情的經過。

Qǐng jiǎnshù yíxià shìqíng de jīngguò.

“Please briefly describe what happened.”

How common is 述?

述 is the 673rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 82% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 述

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