序

Information about character(s)

Radical: 广
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 7

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xù
Cantonese: zeoi6
JapaneseKun: TSUIDE NOBERU
JapaneseOn: JO
Korean: SE
Vietnamese: tựa

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: series, serial order, sequence

CE-Dict: order/sequence/preface

Soothill: Seriatim; preface, introduction; the opening phrase of a sutra, "Thus have I heard;" an opening phrase leading up to a subject.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.order; sequence
2.introductory
3.a preface

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: order - 數
ordering - 數
sequence - 科技

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: foreword; initial; order; preface; prolegomenon; sequence

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: order; preface; initial; sequence

湘雅醫學專業詞典: train

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《广部》序東西牆也。从广予聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集下】【广字部】序
【唐韻】徐呂切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】象呂切，𠀤音緒。【爾雅·釋宮】東西牆謂之序。【註】所以序別內外。【疏】此謂室前堂上東廂西廂之牆也。【集韻】或作㘧䦽。　又【玉篇】學也。【禮·王制】夏后氏養國老于東序，養庶老于西序。【註】東序，大學，在國中，王宮之東。西序，小學，在西郊。又【明堂位】夏后氏之序也。【孟子】殷曰序。　又【玉篇】長幼也。【孟子】長幼有序。　又【廣雅】次也。【詩·大雅】序賔以賢。【箋】謂以射中多少爲次第。【周禮·春官·小宗伯】掌四時祭祀之序事。【註】次序之時。　又姓。【禮·射義】序點揚觶。【疏】序氏點名也。　又【韻會】敘，通作序。【爾雅·序疏】敘𨻰此經之旨。孔子作書序，子夏作詩序，故郭氏亦謂之序。　又與緒通。【韓愈·貞曜先生墓誌銘】端序則見長而愈騫。

Ding Fubao - Dictionary for Buddhist Studies (丁福保:佛學大辭典) （術語）諸經皆有序正流通之三分，其初記緣起者曰序。

Buddhism words and phrases precedence, order, orderly

CF-Dict: ordre/préface

Han-De-Dict: Einleitung; Vorwort (u.E.) (S, Lit)