敘 (zeoi6 | xu4) : to express; to state; to relate; to narrate

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敘

zeoi6

xu4

to express; to state; to relate; to narrate

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

敘 / 叙

This word has been viewed 2700 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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敘述 zeoi6 seot6 xu4 shu4 = to recount (a narrative)

敘舊 zeoi6 gau6 xu4 jiu4 = [v] to reminisce; talk about the past

敘談 zeoi6 taam4 xu4 tan2 = [v] chat

敘事 zeoi6 si6 xu4 shi4 = to narrate; to recount

敘事曲 zeoi6 si6 kuk1 xu4 shi4 qu3 = ballad (music)

敘利亞 zeoi6 lei6 aa3 xu4 li4 ya4 = Syria

阿拉伯敘利亞共和國 aa3 laai1 baak3 zeoi6 lei6 aa3 gung6 wo4 gwok3 a1 la1 bo2 xu4 li4 ya4 gong4 he2 guo2 = Syrian Arab Republic

敘永 zeoi6 wing5 xu4 yong3 = Xuyong (place in Sichuan)

以敘 ji5 zeoi6 yi3 xu4 = Israel-Syria

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Decimal representation of this word: 敘
Unicode code for this character: U+6558 (off-site link)

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