述(shù)

HSK 48 strokes

(bound form) to state

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Character information

Pinyin
shù
Meaning
(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 述 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶术

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 术 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辶chuò术shù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 述 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 述

Common words using 述 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

miáo描shù述
HSK 4

to describe

Open 描述 page →
shàng上shù述
HSK 7-9

aforementioned; above-mentioned

Open 上述 page →
xù叙shù述
HSK 7-9

to relate (a story or information)

Open 叙述 page →
zōng综shàng上suǒ所shù述
HSK 7-9

to summarize

Open 综上所述 page →
biǎo表shù述
HSK 7-9

to express; to articulate; to formulate

Open 表述 page →
lùn论shù述
HSK 7-9

treatise

Open 论述 page →
jiǎng讲shù述
HSK 7-9

to talk about; to narrate; to give an account

Open 讲述 page →
gòng供shù述

confession

Open 供述 page →

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