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1.

Animated Stroke Order 序

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How to write 序 — animated stroke order

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2.

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4.

How to Use 序

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 序 works in context.

Order or sequence

The character 序 conveys the meaning of order, sequence, or arrangement.

顺序 • shùn xù • sequence • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 序

HSK words that contain this character.

秩序 • zhì xù • order; sequence

HSK 5

zhì秩

xù

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 序 is used in context

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

zhì制

dìng定

Information

Pinyinxù

Meaningpreface

Strokes7

Radical广

Traditional序

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#804

Zhuyinㄒㄩˋ

UnicodeU+5E8F

CangjieINNO

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shùn顺

xù序

sequence

程序 • chéng xù • order; procedure; sequence • HSK 5

HSK 5

chéng程

xù序

order; procedure; sequence

次序 • cì xù • order; sequence; arrangement • HSK 6

HSK 6

cì次

xù序

order; sequence; arrangement

Preface or prologue

The character 序 refers to the opening part or introduction of a work or event.

序言 • xù yán • introduction; preface; foreword • HSK 6

HSK 6

xù序

yán言

introduction; preface; foreword

序幕 • xù mù • Opening scene / Prologue • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xù序

mù幕

Opening scene / Prologue

序

order; sequence

工序 • gōng xù • working procedure

HSK 3.0 · L6

gōng工

xù序

working procedure

有序 • yǒu xù • regular

HSK 3.0 · L6

yǒu有

xù序

regular

循序渐进 • xún xù jiàn jìn • proceed in an orderly way and step by step

HSK 6

xún循

xù序

jiàn渐

jìn进

proceed in an orderly way and step by step

序列 • xù liè • sequence

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xù序

liè列

sequence

xiáng

详

xì细

de的

gōng工

zuò作

chéng程

xù序

。

We need to establish detailed work procedures

qǐng请

àn按

zhào照

shùn顺

xù序

pái排

duì队

děng等

hòu候

。

Please queue up in order

Zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

xù序

xiě写

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

jīng精

cǎi彩

。

The preface of this book is written exceptionally well.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

xù序

mù幕

fēi非

cháng常

jīng精

cǎi彩

。

The prologue of this movie is very exciting

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