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Chinese symbol for “sequentially”

依序
yī xù
in order; sequentially

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sequentially is 依序 (yī xù), defined as: in order; sequentially.

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

依 yī
to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
radical 9 ⼈ · 8 strokes
序 xù
order, sequence, series; preface
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 依序.

WordPinyinMeaning
依据 (依據)yī jùaccording to; basis
依然yī ránstill; as before
依法yī fǎlegal (proceedings); according to law
依赖 (依賴)yī làito depend on; to be dependent on
依靠yī kàoto rely on; to depend on
依照yī zhàoaccording to; in light of
程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence
秩序zhì xùorder; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “sequentially”.

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.