述 shù to express
to express; to state; to narrate
How to remember 述: 辶 road + 术 skill = to express. With the skill he learned on the road as a street magician, he knows how to express a whole story without one word.
Component breakdown
述 = 辶 road + 术 skill
- 辶 road
- 术 skill
With the skill he learned on the road as a street magician, he knows how to express a whole story without one word.
How it is used
- To state/narrate; bound. 描述 (miáoshù) to describe, 叙述 (xùshù) to narrate/recount events.
- Formal writing: 阐述 (chǎnshù) expound in depth, 论述 (lùnshù) to discuss/argue, 陈述 (chénshù) to state (facts, a case).
- 上述 (shàngshù) = 'the above-mentioned', a fixed document phrase: 上述问题 (shàngshù wèntí) the aforementioned issues.