Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 术 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
述 [shù]
to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
Japanese
dictation; verbal statement
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (66)
描述 [miáoshù] #2,231
to describe
上述 [shàngshù] #16,667
aforementioned
讲述 [jiǎngshù] #5,721
to talk about
讲述 [jiǎngshù] #5,721
to talk about
陈述 [chénshù] #4,621
an assertion
陈述 [chénshù] #4,621
an assertion
叙述 [xùshù] #10,468
to relate (a story or information)
叙述 [xùshù] #10,468
to relate (a story or information)
阐述 [chǎnshù] #16,177
to expound (a position)
阐述 [chǎnshù] #16,177
to expound (a position)
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JAPANESE WORDS (122)
⭐ 述べる [のべる] #2,219
to state
⭐ 記述 [きじゅつ] #7,375
description
⭐ 供述 [きょうじゅつ] #20,760
affidavit
意見を述べる [いけんをのべる] #21,920
to state one's opinion
前述 [ぜんじゅつ] #24,052
aforementioned
⭐ 述懐 [じゅっかい] #34,470
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.)
⭐ 叙述 [じょじゅつ] #37,081
description
著述 [ちょじゅつ] #49,470
writing
⭐ 陳述 [ちんじゅつ] #51,269
statement
先述 [せんじゅつ] #55,447
aforementioned
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