to narrate, to recount, to relate
Animated Stroke Order 叙
Stroke Order Diagrams 叙

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HSK Vocabulary: 叙
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 叙 is used in context
1
tā他
xiáng详
xì细
xù叙
shù述
le了
lǚ旅
xíng行
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
He narrated his travel experience in detail.
2
xù叙
lì利
yà亚
shì是
yí一
gè个
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
guó国
jiā家
。
Syria is a country with a long history.
3
zhè这
piān篇
jì记
xù叙
wén文
xiě写
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
shēng生
dòng动
。
This narrative essay is written very vividly.
4
tā他
xù叙
shù述
le了
jīn今
tiān天
fā发
shēng生
de的
shì事
。
He narrated what happened today.
5
lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
xué学
shēng生
xù叙
shù述
yī一
xià下
gù故
shì事
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
nèi内
róng容
。
The teacher asked the students to describe the main content of the story.
6
zài在
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
,
tā他
xiáng详
xì细
xù叙
shù述
le了
xiàng项
mù目
dì的
jìn进
zhǎn展
hé和
yù遇
dào到
de的
kùn困
nán难
。
In the report, he elaborated on the project's progress and the difficulties encountered.
Information
Traditional敍
Radical又
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1561
Zhuyinㄒㄩˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+53D9
CangjieODHE
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality