四
sìTraditional: 四
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Translation
four
Word origin
Originally written as four horizontal strokes, the character was later replaced by the present form, which is now used purely as the numeral four.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 四 (sì, originally four strokes)
Stroke order
四
Examples
口。
There are four people in my family.
。
It is four o'clock in the afternoon.
扇。
This room has four windows.
。
He works on the fourth floor.
季。
There are four seasons in a year.
四 (sì) is the number four. Because it sounds similar to 死 (sǐ, death), it is considered unlucky in much of Chinese culture.
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