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The character 叙 is a phono-semantic compound, with the semantic radical 攵 (a hand holding a tool, indicating action) on the right and the phonetic component 余 on the left. Its traditional forms, 敘 and 敍, use the same components. The original meaning was to put things in order or establish a sequence. This concept of structuring transferred to speech and writing, giving rise to the modern meanings of narrating, recounting, or chatting, as telling a story inherently requires arranging events in a logical or temporal order.
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他在叙述故事。
她喜欢叙述经历。
我们昨天叙旧了。
这本书叙事清晰。
他详细叙述了事件经过。
在会议上，他叙述了公司的计划。
叙事情节需要更生动。
尽管时间有限，他还是完整地叙述了整个故事。