序言
Old HSK 6
序言 (xùyán) · preface
序言 (xùyán) means “preface; foreword”. It is written with 2 characters: 序 (order) + 言 (words). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 序言 is built
The characters
序 xù · order
What 序 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 予yǔ — to give
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 广 gives the meaning, 予 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
言 yán · words
What 言 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tongue sticking out of a mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书的序言是他写的。Zhè běn shū de xùyán shì tā xiě de.He wrote the preface to this book.
请先读一下序言。Qǐng xiān dú yíxià xùyán.Please read the foreword first.
Questions about 序言
What does 序言 mean?
序言 (xùyán) means “preface; foreword”.
How do you pronounce 序言?
序言 is pronounced xùyán.
Which HSK level is 序言?
序言 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 程序chéngxùprocedure
- 顺序shùnxùorder
- 秩序zhìxùorder
- 次序cìxùorder
- 循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìnstep by step
- 语言yǔyánlanguage
- 发言fāyánto speak (at a meeting)
- 不言而喻bùyán'éryùit goes without saying
- 方言fāngyándialect
- 言论yánlùnspeech
Learn 序言 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 206: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.