序
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(bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 +4
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 序
- Common rank
- #1,029
- Unicode
- U+5E8F
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 序
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原子序数 | atomic number | |
| 应用程序接口 | application programming interface (API) | |
| 有序化 | ordering (of a list, encyclopedia etc) | |
| 应用程序编程接口 | application programming interface (API) | |
| 主序星 | (astronomy) main-sequence star | |
| 应用程序 | (computing) program; application | |
| 主序带 | (astronomy) main sequence | |
| 转义序列 | (computing) escape sequence | |
| 子程序 | subroutine | |
| 时间序列 | time series (stats.) | |
| 程序性 | program | |
| 程序法 | procedural law | |
| 电子稳定程序 | (automotive) electronic stability program (ESP) | |
| 字母顺序 | alphabetical order | |
| 有次序 | ordered | |
| 无序 | disorderly; irregular; lack of order | |
| 井然有序 | everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy | |
| 自序 | author's preface; autobiographical notes as introduction to a book | |
| 程序员 | programmer | |
| 有序 | regular; orderly; successive; in order |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 予 — compare how they read.