述 (shù) — (bound form) to state, to relate, to narrate
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to state / relate' — it never stands alone, only in set verbs like 描述 (describe), 陈述 (state), 论述 (discuss).
bound form
to stateto relateto narrate
Examples
- 。Tā xiáng xì miáo shù le zhěng gè shì jiàn de jīng guò.He described the whole course of the event in detail.
- 。Zhè piān bào gào shù shuō le sān gè zhǔ yào wèn tí.This report states three main issues.
- 。Qǐng nǐ jiǎn dān shù shuō yí xià zì jǐ de yì jiàn.Please briefly state your own opinion.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
朮
朮zhú述shù
Same sound today
述 combines 辵, a walking radical, with 朮, which gives the sound; the walking part belongs to the meaning.
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