述

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.

辶+术→述
术SkillPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

请你简单地陈述一下事情的经过。

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

Please briefly state how the matter went.

他在报告中详细叙述了这次调查的结果。

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

述说

shù shuō

to recount; to narrate; to give an account of

简述

jiǎn shù

to outline

阐述

chǎn shù

to expound (a position)

申述

shēn shù

to state

提述

tí shù

to refer to

重述

chóng shù

to repeat

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

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