序

xù

HSK 7freq #11610

Meanings

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xù

1.(bound form) order; sequence
2.(bound form) introductory; initial
3.preface

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Wiktionary

1.order; sequence
2.preface (of a book); foreword (Classifier: 篇)
3.introductory
4.school

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ljaʔ): semantic 广 + phonetic 予 (OC *la, *laʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

序广予

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Related words

程序 procedures 秩序 order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)顺序 sequence 序幕 prologue 次序 sequence; order 有序 regular 工序 working procedure 序言 preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude 花序 inflorescence 无序 disorderly 倒序 reverse order 岁序 succession of seasons