• 記述きじゅつ — description / account
• 供述きょうじゅつ — statement (legal)
• 演説えんぜつ — speech / address
• 述語じゅつご — predicate
• 陳述ちんじゅつ — declaration / statement
• 前述ぜんじゅつ — aforementioned

述 is a phono-semantic character: 辶 (movement) plus 朮 (phonetic). It originally suggested “to follow along a path,” which shifted to mean “to state, describe, or convey.” In modern usage, it’s common in academic and formal contexts.

自分じぶんの 意見いけんを 述のべてください。
Please state your opinion.

記述式きじゅつしきの 問題もんだいが 出でました。
A descriptive question appeared on the test.