肆(sì)

HSK 7-913 strokes

four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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Character information

Pinyin
sì
Meaning
four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 肆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰镸聿

Having long 镸 hair 聿

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

Made of

镸cháng聿yù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 肆 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 肆

Common words using 肆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dà大sì肆
HSK 7-9

wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled

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fàng放sì肆
HSK 7-9

wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent

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zì恣sì肆

unrestrained; unbridled; free and unrestrained (style); bold

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sì肆yì意

wantonly

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sì肆yì意wàng妄wéi为

see 恣意妄为

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sì肆wú无jì忌dàn惮

absolutely unrestrained

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sì肆nvè虐

to wreak havoc; to devastate

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shí食sì肆

restaurant

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From 肆’s common words

大放恣意妄为无忌

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