術

術 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 竹人戈金弓 (HOICN) or 竹人戈木弓 (HOIDN), four-corner 2190₄, composition ⿴行术(G) or ⿲彳术亍(G) or ⿴行朮(HTJKV) or ⿲彳朮亍(HTJKV))

• 𣻚, 𦸇, 𪨜

• 术 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1109, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34046
• Dae Jaweon: page 1573, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 826, character 13
• Unihan data for U+8853

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɦljud) : semantic 行 (“street, path”) + phonetic 朮 (OC *l'ud, *ɦljud).

For the “to throw” definition, from English shoot.

術

1. (obsolete) street; avenue

   • 亦有甲第，當衢向術。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     亦有甲第，当衢向术。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. late 3rd century, Zuo Si (左思), The Metropolis of Shu (《蜀都賦》)

     Yìyǒu jiǎdì, dāngqú xiàngshù.

     There is the most noble of mansions, standing right by the thoroughfare.

2. art; craft; skill; technique

   醫術／医术  ―  yīshù  ―  the art of healing

   學術／学术  ―  xuéshù  ―  scholarship; academics

   美術／美术  ―  měishù  ―  fine arts

   技術／技术  ―  jìshù  ―  technology

3. method; tactics

   權術／权术  ―  quánshù  ―  political manoeuvre

   心術／心术  ―  xīnshù  ―  scheme; plotting

4. Short for 手術／手术 (shǒushù, “surgery”), often used as suffix

   碎石術／碎石术  ―  suìshíshù  ―  lithotripsy

   輸精管切除術／输精管切除术  ―  shūjīngguǎn qièchúshù  ―  vasectomy

5. ^† Alternative form of 述 (shù)
6. (Hokkien) to dupe; to hoodwink; to scam

   所有的錢攏予伊術了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   所有的钱拢予伊术了了。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Só͘-ū ê chîⁿ lóng hō͘ i su̍t liáu-liáu. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   He was hoodwinked by him out of all his money.

7. (Mainland China Hokkien) to run quickly

   術一下著到遮。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   术一下着到遮。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Su̍t chi̍t-ē tio̍h kàu chiâ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Run a bit and you'll get here.

8. (Mainland China Hokkien) quickly; swiftly; at lightning speed

   食甲術術吼／食甲术术吼 [Hokkien]  ―  chia̍h kah su̍t su̍t háu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to eat quickly (to eat with whispering sounds)

9. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to throw; to cast

   術籃／术篮 [Hokkien]  ―  su̍t-nâ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to shoot

10. (Quanzhou Hokkien) gesture; sign; signal

    啞口拍術。／哑口拍术。 [Hokkien]  ―  Iak-kháu phah su̍t. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  The mute person made hand signals.

11. Short for 術力口／术力口 (Shùlìkǒu, “VOCALOID”).

• (gesture): 手勢／手势 (shǒushì)

• “術”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• (Min Nan) “Entry #7864”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Shinjitai	術
Kyūjitai [1]	術󠄁 術+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	術󠄃 術+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. art
2. technique
3. skill
4. means
5. trick
6. resources
7. magic

• Go-on: じゅつ (jutsu, Jōyō)^{←じゆつ (zyutu, historical)}、ずち (zuchi)
• Kan-on: しゅつ (shutsu)^{←しゆつ (syutu, historical)}
• Kun: すべ (sube, 術)、のべる (noberu, 術べる)^{←のぶ (nobu, 術ぶ, historical)}、ばけ (bake, 術)、みち (michi, 術)、わざ (waza, 術)
• Nanori: てだて (tedate)、みち (michi)、やす (yasu)、やすし (yasushi)

From Middle Chinese 術 (MC zywit). First cited in Japanese to 920.^[2]

• (Tokyo) じゅつ (Odaka – )^[3]
• (Tokyo) じゅつ (Atamadaka – )^[3]
• IPA^(key):

術(じゅつ) • (jutsu) 

1. technique
2. art
3. way, means

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Tokyo) すべ (Atamadaka – )^[3]
• (Tokyo) すべ (Odaka – )^[3]
• IPA^(key):

術(すべ) • (sube) 

1. means, way

From Middle Chinese 術 (MC zywit).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

術

Wikisource

術 (eumhun 재주 술 (jaeju sul))

1. hanja form^? of 술 (“wits; brains; head”)
2. hanja form^? of 술 (“trick; trap; ruse; artifice”)
3. hanja form^? of 술 (“talent; skill; gift; knack”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

術: Hán Việt readings: thuật, toại

1. (usually in compounds) art; craft; skill; technique