四
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] Translingual
| Stroke order | |||
![]() |
|||
| Stroke order | |||
[edit] Etymology
The original shell and bone character was 一 written four times (compare 二 and 三). The bronzware style of the character featured a repositioning of those four lines inside 口; this later evolved into the combination used today of 口 mouth and 八 divide which meant a dispersal of breath. It could thus be said that four is a borrowed meaning for this character.
[edit] Han character
四 (radical 31 囗+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 田金 (WC), four-corner 60210, composition ⿴囗儿)
[edit] References
- KangXi: page 216, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4682
- Dae Jaweon: page 439, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 710, character 16
- Unihan data for U+56DB
[edit] See also
[edit] Usage notes
As superstition, 四 is avoided because similar to 死 (death) in sound.
[edit] Cantonese
[edit] Hanzi
四 (Yale sei3)
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Number
四 (よん, yon)
[edit] Noun
四 (hiragana よん, romaji yon) or 四 (hiragana し, romaji shi)
[edit] Etymology
/yo2/: [jə] > [jo].
[edit] Noun
- four
[edit] Kanji
四 (grade 1 kanji)
[edit] Readings
[edit] Compounds
- 四季 (shiki): four seasons
- 四股 (shiko):
- 四捨五入 (shishagonyuu): rounding up (fractions)
- 四則計算 (shizoku):
- 四大
- 四天王 (shitennou):
- 四面楚歌 (shimenzoka):
- 四月 (shigatsu): April
[edit] Korean
[edit] Hanja
四
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 사 (revised: sa, McCune-Reischauer: sa, Yale: sa)
- Name (hangeul): 넉 (revised: neok, McCune-Reischauer: nŏk, Yale: nek)
[edit] Compounds
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Etymology
From Old Chinese *slyiy, affected by *s- of preceding *sum "3" (三) < Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p-lëy "four" (compare Classical Tibetan bzhi)
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Cardinal number
四 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sì)
[edit] Noun
四 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin sì)
- (musical note) la
[edit] See also
[edit] Derived terms
- 四…八…
- 四壁
- 四边, 四边儿
- 四边形
- 四不像
- 四部
- 四重奏
- 四出
- 四处
- 四大皆空
- 四方
- 四顾
- 四海
- 四合房
- 四合院
- 四呼
- 四季
- 四角号码
- 四脚蛇
- 四邻
- 四面八方
- 四面楚歌
- 四拇指
- 四声
- 四时
- 四体
- 四外
- 四围
- 四维空间
- 四仙桌
- 四则
- 四肢
- 四周
- 四周围
[edit] Vietnamese
[edit] Han character
[edit] Wu
[edit] Pronunciation
IPA:
Latin Alphabet: szˋ
Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄙˋ


