1. 述
  2. 说

述

Previous (待)Next (陆)
  • 673rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 37 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
述→
辶术
2Radical
述→
辶walk木tree丶dot
3Graphical
述→
丶㇆㇝一丨八丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)to state • to tell • to narrate • to relate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 术 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 术 is pronounced as 'zhú' (zhu2). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 木 is pronounced as 'mù' (mu4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 述 shù (shu4)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

述 also appears in:
蒁鶐

Example Words

Common

描述 
讲述 (講述)

Uncommon

上述 
口述 
复述 (復述)
叙述 (敘述)
综述 (綜述)
表述 
论述 (論述)
述说 (述說)
阐述 (闡述)
陈述 (陳述)

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说

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Previous (以)Next (时)
  • 24th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.45% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
说→
讠兑
2Radical
说→
讠speech丷eight/divide口mouth儿legs
3Graphical
说→
㇊丶丷口丿乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 说 shuì (shui4)The component 兑 is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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