序

xù

(bound form) order; sequence · preface

Radical: 广 Strokes: 7 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

度应府底座庭广床库庆康庸

Same radical

度应府底座庭广床库庆康庸庄店廉

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Character Decomposition

序=广+予

Etymology

wide

Meanings

(bound form) order; sequence

(bound form) introductory; initial

preface

xù

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Words with 序 257 total

sequence; order次序cì xù working procedure · process工序gōng xù word order词序cí xù reverse order · inverted order倒序dào xù timing (of a signal or sequence) · time course时序shí xù to get into disarray · to get out of whack失序shī xù sequence · order顺序shùn xù to sort · to arrange in order排序pái xù

Idioms with 序 13 total Chain

everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy井然有序jǐng rán yǒu xù in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìn

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