四

sì
HSK 1
#226 most
frequent character
four, 4
noun
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

四 is a picture of a nose breathing out and first meant 'to exhale'. The meaning 'four' was borrowed only for the sound, with no link to the picture.

Drawn as: nose breathing out

四 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
泗
picture1 character
驷

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Example Sentences

我有四个苹果。
wǒyǒu sì gè píngguǒ 。
I have four apples.
这个房间有四扇窗户。
zhègè fángjiān yǒu sì shàn chuānghù 。
This room has four windows.
他每个月读四本书。
tā měi gè yuè dú sì běn shū 。
He reads four books every month.

Grammar Points

HSK 1
Structure of numbers

Homophones

寺sì
temple
似sì
to seem, to appear, to resemble
饲sì
to raise, to rear, to feed
食sì
to feed (a person or animal)

Words Starting With 四

四肢sì zhī
the four limbs of the body

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