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The character 序 (xù) is a phono-semantic compound, formed by the semantic radical 广 (yǎn, meaning a building or roof on a cliff) and the phonetic component 予 (yǔ). Historically, it referred to the east-west walls of a building or a specific type of ancient schoolroom, indicating a structured physical space. This concept of an organized layout naturally extended to abstract meanings of arrangement, leading to its primary modern senses: order, sequence, or a proper arrangement. It also came to mean a preface or introduction, the structured beginning that precedes the main text.
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请保持课堂秩序。
这本书的序言很长。
我们需要遵守程序。
事件发生的顺序很重要。
他写了序章来介绍故事。
在编程中，序列是基本概念。
会议按照预定议程有序进行。
社会秩序的良好维护依赖于法律和道德。