序(xù)

HSK 47 strokes

(bound form) order

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Character information

Pinyin
xù
Meaning
(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 序 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸广予

In this compound, the meaning comes from 广 (wide); 予 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

广guǎng予yǔ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 序 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Words with 序

Common words using 序 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chéng程xù序
HSK 4

procedures

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gōng工xù序
HSK 7-9

working procedure

Open 工序 page →
xù序mù幕
HSK 7-9

prologue

Open 序幕 page →
xún循xù序jiàn渐jìn进
HSK 7-9

in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

Open 循序渐进 page →
yǒu有xù序
HSK 7-9

regular

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zhì秩xù序
HSK 7-9

order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)

Open 秩序 page →
yī依xù序

in order; sequentially

Open 依序 page →
dǎo倒xù序

reverse order; inverted order

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Related characters

More HSK 4 characters

丈与严临之乎亚企

From 序’s common words

程工幕循渐进有秩

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