Memory phrase for the character: 叙

叙

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Meaning

to narrate, to chat, relate to a story

Pronunciation

xù

Explanation

 Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), right: hand 又

Mnemonic
 
He needs an extra hand for narrating.

Radicals

余 remaining, excessA heap remained on the altar, and thus is in excess.
又 again, handOther radicals with a hand are: 攴寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳




 Vocabulary

叙述 xù shù  to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
 

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