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敘
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叙
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recount

HSK 10
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xù
ジョ
つい.ず、ついで
서
Phonosemantic compound. 攵 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (敘)
攵 tap+ 余 excess =
敘 recount
攵 Meaning component
pū tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴.
余 Phonetic component
yú excess
I, my, me
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Simplified (叙)
又 again+ 余 excess =
叙 express
又 Meaning component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
余 Phonetic component
yú excess
I, my, me
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Notes
Similar Characters
做 make务 affairs (simp)務 tasks (trad/jp)啓 enlighten (trad/jp)啟 enlighten (trad)孜 be as diligent徴 levy (trad/jp)徵 solicit (trad)收 receive (trad)改 alter攻 attack放 release政 politics敃 strong (6543)敄 to put forth effort故 deliberately效 effect (trad)敉 soothe敌 foe (simp)敏 quick-witted
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
敘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
叙 / 敘 [Xù]
abbr. for Syria 敘利亞|叙利亚[Xù​lì​yà]
叙 / 敘 [xù]
to narrate; to chat
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
叙述 [xù​shù] #10,468
to relate (a story or information)
叙利亚 [Xù​lì​yà] #14,084
Syria
叙旧 [xù​jiù] #14,072
to reminisce
叙事 [xù​shì] #27,919
narrative
记叙 [jì​xù] #48,980
to narrate
叙事诗 [xù​shì​shī] #51,164
narrative poem
记叙文 [jì​xù​wén] #40,247
narrative writing
倒叙 [dào​xù] #58,030
to flash back
叙永 [Xù​yǒng] #60,248
Xuyong county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lú​zhōu], Sichuan
叙谈 [xù​tán] #56,568
to chat
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