肆

sì
#2,440 most
frequent character
four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

肆 is now made of empty parts. It was once 㣇 yì, a long-furred animal, and 𦘒, a hand with a cleaning towel. Together they gave the first meaning, butchering animals and putting them out for display. From there it grew to shop and reckless; the number four was borrowed for its sound.

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Homophones

HSK 1
四sì
four, 4
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)

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