Depicts a hand restraining a domestic animal (㣇) by holding its tail (隶). 㣇 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "kill domestic animals and display them". The meaning later shifted to "shop", "wanton", "unrestrained", and "indulge".
Components
㣇 Phonetic component
yì Beast A Kind Of
a kind of beast with long hair, other name for pig, fox, wild cat, raccoon
Depicts a wild animal. Modern form looks like 镸.
View phonetic series →隶 Iconic component
dài subservient
to catch from behind
Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾). Modern form looks like 聿.
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Historical Evolution
肆
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
肆
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
肆
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
肆
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
肆
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
肆
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
肆
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
肆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
肆 [sì]
four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
大肆 [dàsì] #11,447
wantonly
肆意 [sìyì] #13,780
wantonly
放肆 [fàngsì] #16,624
wanton
肆虐 [sìnüè] #16,532
to wreak havoc
肆无忌惮 [sìwújìdàn] #20,701
absolutely unrestrained
肆无忌惮 [sìwújìdàn] #20,701
absolutely unrestrained
酒肆 [jiǔsì] #43,935
wine shop
肆意妄为 [sìyìwàngwéi] #51,359
see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zìyìwàngwéi]
肆意妄为 [sìyìwàngwéi] #51,359
see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为[zìyìwàngwéi]
恣肆 [zìsì] #54,426
unrestrained
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