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Chinese symbol for “sequence”

顺序
shùn xù
Traditional: 順序
sequence; order

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sequence is 顺序 (shùn xù), defined as: sequence; order.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

顺 shùn
to submit to, to obey, to go along with
radical 181 ⾴ · 9 strokes
序 xù
order, sequence, series; preface
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sequence”

WordPinyinMeaning
序列xù lièsequence
次序cì xùsequence; order
次cìnext in sequence; second
序xù(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial
程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence

Related words

Other words that share a character with 顺序.

WordPinyinMeaning
顺利 (順利)shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch
顺便 (順便)shùn biànconveniently; in passing
顺着 (順著)shùn zheto follow; following
顺应 (順應)shùn yìngto comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with
顺从 (順從)shùn cóngobedient; to comply
程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence
秩序zhì xùorder; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
应用程序 (應用程序)yìng yòng chéng xù(computing) program; application

See also: Japanese symbol for “sequence”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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