shù

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

movement (辶) + [sound] (术) = narrate, walk through a story

The movement radical suggests tracing a path through ideas, walking the listener along a narrative. 术 contributes mainly the sound shù; the meaning rides entirely with 辶.

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请你简单地陈一下事情的经过。

qǐng nǐ jiǎn dān de chén shù yī xià shì qing de jīng guò。

Please briefly state how the matter went.

他在报告中详细叙了这次调查的结果。

tā zài bào gào zhōng xiáng xì xù shù le zhè cì diào chá de jié guǒ。

He narrated in detail the results of this investigation in his report.

Words with 述

提述

tí shù

to refer to

重述

chóng shù

to repeat

阐述

chǎn shù

to expound (a position)

陈述

chén shù

to state; to declare

陈述句

chén shù jù

declarative sentence

陈述书

chén shù shū

written statement; written declaration

上述

shàng shù

aforementioned

供述

gòng shù

confession

传述

chuán shù

to relay

分述

fēn shù

to elaborate

前述

qián shù

aforestated

口述

kǒu shù

to dictate

More characters with 辶