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Kanji Detail for 述 - "state, describe, express"

  • Meaning

    述 means "state, describe, express."

    1. State - To express in words; to declare.

    2. Describe - To give an account; to narrate.

    3. Follow - To carry on; to continue.

    4. Transmit - To pass down; to relay.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    mention; state; speak; relate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    narrate, state, express

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to express, to state; to narrate, to tell

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Passing on what was heard before is called 述. "Analects" says "Transmitting but not creating." | To follow and comply. "Doctrine of the Mean" says "The father creates it. The son transmits it." All completing someone's work or compiling someone's words is called 述. | To explain. Clearly explaining the details and sequence of matters is called 述. Such as 傳述 (relate), 口述 (oral account).
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