CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- si4
- English meanings
- det.: four
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Full enclosure structure
Full enclosure arrangement: outside 囗; inside 儿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (approximations)
watch; wait
seem; similar
manage; department
mosque
think; thought
to tear
this; thus
die
sacrifice; worship
private; personal
unrestrained; shop
feed; raise
four-horse team
Example sentences
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- 01
It's four o'clock.
- 02
I have four older brothers.
- 03
It's warm in April.
- 04
He started drawing at four.
- 05
The library is on the fourth floor.
- 06
This book costs four yuan.
Related words
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