绪言

Traditional form:

緒言

Pinyin (reading):

xùyán

Definitions:

• see 緒論／绪论 (xùlùn)

Characters:

• 绪 - mental state; thread, clue
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 緒 - mental state; thread, clue
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say