陈述 (chénshù) · to state

陈 chén · to display

What 陈 is made of

• 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 东dōng — east
  • 七qī — seven
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke
  • 小xiǎo — small
    • 亅 — hook
    • 八bā — eight

述 shù · to express

What 述 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 术shù — skill
  • 木mù — tree
    • 十 — ten
    • 八bā — eight
  • 丶 — dot

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 术 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)