循 xún
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 盾 shield
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
循序渐进
xúnxùjiànjìn
to proceed step by step; gradually and in order
Characters in this word
序 xù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
渐 jiàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 斩 to chop, to cut, to sever
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
进 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 学习一门语言要循序渐进，先掌握基础语法。 Xuéxí yī mén yǔyán yào xúnxùjiànjìn, xiān zhǎngwò jīchǔ yǔfǎ. Learning a language must proceed step by step; master the basic grammar first.
- 锻炼身体要循序渐进，不能一开始就练得太猛。 Duànliàn shēntǐ yào xúnxùjiànjìn, bùnéng yī kāishǐ jiù liàn de tài měng. When exercising, you should build up gradually; don't train too hard right from the start.
- 公司推行新制度循序渐进，先在一个部门试点。 Gōngsī tuīxíng xīn zhìdù xúnxùjiànjìn, xiān zài yī ge bùmén shìdiǎn. The company introduces the new system gradually, first piloting it in one department.
Related words
- 循环 xúnhuán to circulate
- 遵循 zūnxún to follow; to abide by
- 程序 chéngxù program
- 顺序 shùnxù order
- 工序 gōngxù process, procedure
- 有序 yǒuxù orderly
- 秩序 zhìxù order, discipline
- 次序 cìxù order; sequence
- 序 xù order; sequence; preface
- 序列 xùliè sequence; series
- 序幕 xùmù prelude; prologue; opening phase
- 序言 xùyán preface; foreword