序
xù HSK4

order, sequence

序 xù
order noun
the arrangement or sequence of things

请按序排列这些文件。

qǐng àn xù pái​liè zhè​xiē wén​jiàn.

Please arrange these documents in order.

introductory noun
serving as an introduction or the initial part of a performance or event

精彩的序曲为音乐会拉开了帷幕。

jīng​cǎi de xù qǔ wèi yīn​yuè​huì lā​kāi le wéi​mù.

A brilliant overture opened the concert.

preface place word
an introductory section of a book or literary work

他在书的序中阐述了创作动机。

tā zài shū de xù zhōng chǎn​shù le chuàng​zuò dòng​jī.

He explained his motivation for writing in the book's preface.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
836th most common 212.5 per million
Movie subtitles
1,333rd most common 56.1 per million appears in 23% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1.22 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
26.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+5E8F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)