四 — Chinese character
四
sì
four
- Pinyin
- sì
- Radical
- 31 ⼞ (Enclosure)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 囗 儿
- Formation
- ideographic — A child 儿 in a room with four walls 囗
- Japanese
- 四 as a kanji
Common words with 四
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四大 | sì dà | the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-c |
| 四处 (四處) | sì chù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions |
| 四周 | sì zhōu | all around |
| 十四 | shí sì | fourteen; 14 |
| 四十 | sì shí | forty; 40 |
| 四季 | sì jì | four seasons, namely: spring 春 (chūn), summer 夏 (xià), autumn 秋 (qiū) and winter 冬 (dōng) |
| 四方 | sì fāng | four-way; four-sided |
| 四级 (四級) | sì jí | grade 4; fourth class |
| 四分之一 | sì fēn zhī yī | one-quarter |
| 四次 | sì cì | fourth; four times |
| 五四 | wǔ sì | fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles |
| 四肢 | sì zhī | the four limbs of the body |
English words written with 四
四 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 18 · Art of War 10 · Mencius 43 · Zhuangzi 81 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Analects 2.4
- Analects 5.15
- Analects 7.24
- Analects 9.4
- Analects 9.22
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