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四
sì
1. four
2. 4
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

四
sì
four
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

四郊
sìjiāo
suburb
四国
Sìguó
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
四胡
sìhú
sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
四边
sìbiān
four sides
四体
sìtǐ
one's four limbs
四溅
sìjiàn
(foam flying) in all directions
四维
sìwéi
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
四肢
sìzhī
the four limbs of the body
HSK 6
四诊
sìzhěn
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely [[望診|望诊<wàngzhěn>]] (observation), [[聞診|闻诊<wénzhěn>]] (auscultation and olfaction), [[問診|问诊<wènzhěn>]] (interrogation), [[切診|切诊<qièzhěn>]] (pulse feeling and palpation)
四近
sìjìn
nearby
四面
sìmiàn
all sides
四顾
sìgù
to look around
大四
dàsì
fourth-year university student
周四
Zhōusì
Thursday
四方
sìfāng
four-way
四书
Sìshū
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning [[大學|大学]], the Doctrine of the Mean [[中庸]], the Analects of Confucius [[論語|论语]], and Mencius [[孟子]]
四散
sìsàn
to disperse
四声
sìshēng
the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone [[平聲|平声]], third tone [[上聲|上声]], fourth tone [[去聲|去声]], entering tone [[入聲|入声]]
四旧
sìjiù
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
四角
sìjiǎo
the four corners (of a rectangle)

Example Sentences (2)

她今年四岁了。
tā jīnnián sì suì le.
She is four years old this year.
Text 2
学校里边比学校外边方便，附近有三四个车站。
Xuéxiào lǐbian bǐ xuéxiào wàibian fāngbiàn, fùjìn yǒu sān sì gè chēzhàn.
Inside the school is more convenient than outside the school; there are three or four stations nearby.
Text 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
225
Word Frequency Rank
629 of 84,292