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Characters, words, pinyin or English

序 xù order

order; sequence; preface

How to remember 序: 广 broad + 予 bestow = order. At the party in the broad yard of the animal shelter, the vet will bestow a medal on each dog, but in the right order, smallest first.

  • 836. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 广

Component breakdown

序 = 广 broad + 予 bestow

  • 广 broad
  • 予 bestow
The Gushi story

At the party in the broad yard of the animal shelter, the vet will bestow a medal on each dog, but in the right order, smallest first.

How it is used

  • 'Order, sequence' - 顺序 (shùnxù) order/sequence, 次序 (cìxù) the order of arrangement.
  • 秩序 (zhìxù) = (public) order, as in maintaining order in a crowd: 遵守秩序 (zūnshǒu zhìxù) keep order.
  • In tech, 程序 (chéngxù) = a computer program or a set procedure; 序 also means a book's preface (序言 xùyán).

Words with 序

Example sentences

  • 生产按顺序进行。 Shēngchǎn àn shùnxù jìnxíng.Production is proceeding according to the (established) sequence.
  • 新书的序言由他执笔。 Xīnshū de xùyán yóu tā zhíbǐ.The new book's preface is written by him.