四 (sì)

four

How 四 is written

Strokes
5
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Traditional
四
Simplified
四 (unchanged)

Components

  • 囗 enclosure
  • 儿 legs

Common words using 四

十四 shísì
fourteen; 14
四分之一 sìfēnzhīyī
one-quarter
四十 sìshí
forty; 40
四十多 sìshíduō
more than 40
四周 sìzhōu
all around
四季 sìjì
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四射 sìshè
to radiate all around
四川 sìchuān
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
四月 sìyuè
April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
四處 sìchù
all over the place; everywhere and all directions
大四 dàsì
fourth-year university student
新四軍 xīnsìjūn
New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists

四 in a sentence

我們家有四個人。

Wǒmen jiā yǒu sì ge rén.

“There are four people in my family.”

How common is 四?

四 is the 226th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 58.4% of all running text.

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