四 sì

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

四 sì

Contains the radical

囗 wéi

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

A child 儿 ér in a room with four walls 囗 wéi

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿴囗儿

Explanation

In ancient texts the character 亖 sì (four horizontal strokes) was used. The origin of the current form is unclear.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 四 sì in different contexts.

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四 sì 夸脱为 wéi 一 yī 加仑 jiā lún .

Four quarts constitute a gallon.

帕森斯夸口 kuā kǒu 说 shuì ,单 Shàn 是 shì 胜利 shènglì 大厦 dàshà ,挂出的 de 旗子 qí zi 就 jiù 有 yǒu 四百米 Mǐ 那么 nà me 长 cháng .

Parsons boasted that Victory Mansions alone would display four hundred metres of bunting.

四 sì 周 Zhōu 青山 Qīng shān 突起 tū qǐ , 又 yòu 高 Gāo 又 yòu 陡 dǒu .

All around it rose , high and steep, the green hills.

以 yǐ 二 èr 除 chú 八 bā 得 dé 四 sì .

Divide eight by two you get four.

四海之内 zhī nèi 皆 jiē 兄弟 xiōngdì .

Within the four seas all men are brothers.

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 四 sì in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
四 sì	4	四 sì
四川 Sì chuān	Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 Chuān or 蜀 shǔ , capital Chengdu 成都 Chéng dū	四川 Sì chuān
四处 sì chù	all over the place	四處
四周 sì zhōu	all around	四周 sì zhōu
周四 Zhōu sì	Thursday	週四
四月 Sì yuè	April	四月 Sì yuè
四川省 Sì chuān Shěng	Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 Chuān [Chuān] or 蜀 shǔ [Shǔ], capital Chengdu 成都 Chéng dū [Chéngdū]	四川省 Sì chuān Shěng
四人帮 sì rén bāng	Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青 Jiāng Qīng , Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元 Yáo Wén yuán , Wang Hongwen 王洪文 Wáng Hóng wén , who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution	四人幫
星期四 Xīng qī sì	Thursday	星期四 Xīng qī sì
四肢 sìzhī	the four limbs of the body	四肢 sìzhī
四季 sì jì	four seasons, namely: spring 春 chūn , summer 夏 Xià , autumn 秋 Qiū and winter 冬 dōng	四季 sì jì
四分之一 sì fēn zhī yī	one-quarter	四分之一 sì fēn zhī yī
四方 sì fāng	four-way	四方 sì fāng
四面 sì miàn	all sides	四面 sì miàn
四十 sì shí	forty	四十 sì shí
四化 sì huà	abbr. for 四個現代化\|四个现代化 sì ge xiàn dài huà [sìgèxiàndàihuà], Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations	四化 sì huà
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng	in all directions	四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng
四起 sì qǐ	from all around	四起 sì qǐ
十四 shí sì	14	十四 shí sì
四合院 sì hé yuàn	courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)	四合院 sì hé yuàn
一年四季 yī nián sì jì	all year round	一年四季 yī nián sì jì
四月份 sì yuè fèn	April	四月份 sì yuè fèn