序 — Chinese character
序
xù
order, sequence, series; preface
- Pinyin
- xù
- Radical
- 53 ⼴ (Dotted Cliff)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 广 予
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wide; meaning component 广; sound component 予
- Japanese
- 序 as a kanji
Common words with 序
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 程序 | chéng xù | procedures; sequence |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) |
| 顺序 (順序) | shùn xù | sequence; order |
| 应用程序 (應用程序) | yìng yòng chéng xù | (computing) program; application |
| 序列 | xù liè | sequence |
| 排序 | pái xù | to sort; to arrange in order |
| 工序 | gōng xù | working procedure; process |
| 有序 | yǒu xù | regular; orderly |
| 次序 | cì xù | sequence; order |
| 序幕 | xù mù | prologue |
| 程序员 (程序員) | chéng xù yuán | programmer |
| 序言 | xù yán | preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude |
English words written with 序
- ordered
- procedures
- sequence
- timing
- ordering
- programmer
- introductory
- preface
- sequencing
- recital
- prologue
- overture
序 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 11 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 3A.3
- Mencius 3A.4
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- Zhuangzi Knowledge travels North
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
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