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四
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four

HSK 1 N4
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sì
シ
よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
사
In ancient texts the character 亖 (four horizontal strokes) was used. The current form 四 depicts breathing through the nose and is the original form of 呬. The use of 四 as a number is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
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Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
四
Regular
Modern
Chinese
四 [sì]
four; 4
Japanese
四 、 ４ 、 肆 し 、 よん 、 よ 同音
numeric four; 4 (肆 is used in legal documents)
四 スー 同音
numeric four
Example Sentences
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その湖は直径四マイルである。
The lake is four miles across.
Japanese Names
四 あずま
Azuma surname
四 しのはら
Shinohara unclassified name
四 よつ
Yotsu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
四川 [Sì​chuān] #32,565
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
四处 [sì​chù] #2,995
all over the place
四处 [sì​chù] #2,995
all over the place
四周 [sì​zhōu] #5,066
all around
周四 [Zhōu​sì] #5,204
Thursday
周四 [Zhōu​sì] #5,204
Thursday
四月 [Sì​yuè] #9,907
April
四川省 [Sì​chuān​Shěng] #7,536
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuān] or 蜀[Shǔ], capital Chengdu 成都[Chéng​dū]
四人帮 [sì​rén​bāng] #41,226
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
四人帮 [sì​rén​bāng] #41,226
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 四 [し] #1,390
four
⭐ 四人 [よにん] #3,080
four people
⭐ ４０ [よんじゅう] #3,510
forty
⭐ 四つ [よっつ] #4,810
four
⭐ 四方 [しほう] #5,528
the four cardinal directions
第四 [だいよん] #5,975
fourth
四年 [よねん] #6,310
four years
⭐ 十四 [じゅうし] #6,762
fourteen
⭐ ４日 [よっか] #7,043
4th day of the month
⭐ ４時 [よじ] #8,087
four o'clock
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KOREAN WORDS (18)
사지 #7,748
limbs
사면 #12,505
all sides
사각형
quadrangle; square
사경
the fourth watch of the night
사계
four seasons
사군자
sagunja
사면초가
enemies on all sides; being beleaguered; no way out; being stuck
사방
four directions
사방팔방
being in all directions; being all over the place; everywhere
사십
forty
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