Related forms:
術 (art, method, technique) shares the same phonetic 朮
述 originally emphasized “following a path” → extended metaphorically to “following words in order” (i.e., narration).

Phono-semantic compound:
辵 (착, to walk slowly, movement) – semantic component, indicating action or progression.
朮 (출/술, millet, also phonetic) – phonetic component.
Together: “movement + phonetic” → to extend or follow along a path, and by extension “to narrate, to describe.”

敍述 (서술) — narration, description
傳述 (전술) — to pass down, to relate
演述 (연술) — to elaborate, to explain in detail
陳述 (진술) — to state, to declare
述職 (술직) — to report one’s duty

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to compare, to contrast, to dispute, relatively, rather

wheel, circular object, rotation, cycle, round

to turn, to roll, to shift

farming, agriculture

to go around, to detour, distant, indirect, circuitous

to meet, to welcome, to receive (a person, guest, etc.)

to be near, close, nearby

to return, to give back, to come back

to state, to narrate, to describe, to follow, to pursue, to extend, to carry out

to be lost, to go astray, to be confused

trace, mark, footprint, vestige, remains

to pursue, to chase, to seek

to send, to deliver, to dispatch

to penetrate, to pierce, to pass through

road, path, way

to pass through, to communicate, to be well connected, to match in mind or intention

fast, quick, rapid, to hasten, to speed up

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述

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Words that derived from 述

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