VocabularyHSK 3 · core

四

sì

four

Part of speech · numeral

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四four
囗kamae儿son囗kamae
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Examples

  1. 四个朋友。
    Four friends.
  2. 四月二十日。
    April 20.

Collocations

四个四月第四

Mnemonic

四 sì "four" — near-homophone of 死 sǐ "death", widely tabooed in East Asia (hotels skip 4th floor, hospitals avoid room 4). Pictograph evolved from ⊟. Cognate of Japanese 四 shi/yon (where shi is also avoided, replaced by yon).

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