序

xù

(bound form) order; sequence

(bound form) introductory; initial; preface

hall (广) + phonetic (予) = order and sequence

广 depicts a shelter or hall, evoking a structured space where things are arranged in proper order. 予 mainly contributes the sound xù; the hall radical carries the idea of organized sequence.

广+予→序
予To givePhonetic
广A shelterSemantic

这本书的序写得很好,让我很想读下去。

zhè běn shū de xù xiě de hěn hǎo, ràng wǒ hěn xiǎng dú xià qù。

The preface of this book is written very well, making me really want to read on.

老师让我们按顺序排好队,不要乱跑。

lǎo shī ràng wǒ men àn shùn xù pái hǎo duì, bú yào luàn pǎo。

The teacher asked us to line up in order and not run around.

Words with 序

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

无序

wú xù

disorderly

原子序数

yuán zǐ xù shù

atomic number

有序

yǒu xù

regular

应用程序

yìng yòng chéng xù

(computing) program

秩序井然

zhì xù jǐng rán

in perfect order

降序

jiàng xù

descending order

电子稳定程序

diàn zǐ wěn dìng chéng xù

(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)

顺序数

shùn xù shù

ordinal number

题序

tí xù

to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc)

驱动程序

qū dòng chéng xù

device driver (computing software)

并行程序

bìng xíng chéng xù

parallel program

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