四 sì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 儿 son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
四
sì
four
Character
Example phrases
- 我有四个朋友。 Wǒ yǒu sì ge péngyou. I have four friends.
- 现在四点。 Xiànzài sì diǎn. It's four o'clock now.
- 我家有四口人。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén. There are four people in my family.
- 今天是四月吗？ Jīntiān shì sì yuè ma? Is it April?
- 老师买了四个包子。 Lǎoshī mǎi le sì ge bāozi. The teacher bought four baozi.
- 我们班有四个老师。 Wǒmen bān yǒu sì ge lǎoshī. There are four teachers in our class.
- 四个人都很高兴。 Sì ge rén dōu hěn gāoxìng. All four people are very happy.
- 你要四杯水吗？ Nǐ yào sì bēi shuǐ ma? Do you want four glasses of water?
- 四个学生在上课。 Sì ge xuésheng zài shàngkè. Four students are in class.
- 四点我们去学校。 Sì diǎn wǒmen qù xuéxiào. We'll go to school at four.
Related words
- 四周 sìzhōu all around; surroundings
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful; careless about details
- 四方 sìfāng the four directions; all sides
- 四面八方 sìmiànbāfāng from all directions; every quarter
- 四通八达 sìtōngbādá to extend in all directions; well connected
- 四肢 sìzhī limbs; the four limbs
- 五湖四海 wǔhúsìhǎi all corners of the country; far and wide
- 朝三暮四 zhāosānmùsì to be fickle; to change one's mind constantly
- 四季 sìjì the four seasons
- 五 wǔ five
- 三 sān three
- 六 liù six