Four in Chinese (Mandarin): 四 (sì)
4️⃣
四
sì
four
- Simplified
- 四
- Traditional
- 四
- Pinyin
- sì
- Typed as
- si
Use it in a sentence
我家有四口人。
There are four people in my family.
The characters in 四
四
Four.
5 strokes
Fourth tone. 四 sounds like 死 (sǐ, death), so some buildings in China skip the fourth floor.
More examples with 四
一年有四个季节。
一年有四個季節。
Yì nián yǒu sì gè jìjié.
A year has four seasons.
我四岁了。
我四歲了。
Wǒ sì suì le.
I am four years old.
How to write 四 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
四 5 strokes
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