四(sì): four

HSK 15 strokes

four

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Character informationHSK 1

Pinyin: sì
Meaning: four; 4
Strokes: 5
HSK level: HSK 1
Traditional: Same

Origin & structureWhere 四 comes from

Ideograph⿴囗儿

A child 儿 in a room with four walls 囗

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

囗wéi 儿ér

Parts are arranged enclosing.

Words with 四

sì四zhōu周

HSK 5

all around

sì四chù处

HSK 6

all over the place

sì四jì季

HSK 7-9

four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]

sì四hé合 yuàn院

HSK 7-9

courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)

sì四miàn面 bā八 fāng方

HSK 7-9

(idiom) all directions; all around

cháo朝 sān三 mù暮sì四

HSK 7-9

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is al…

wǔ五sì四

fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4t…

liù六sì四

refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989

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