four; 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 四季sìjìfour seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, B3
  • 四处sìchùall over the placeB5
  • 四周sìzhōuall aroundB5
  • 丢三落四diūsān-làsìforgetfulB7
  • 四方sìfāngfour-wayB7
  • 四面八方sìmiàn-bāfāng(idiom) all directionsB7
  • 四通八达sìtōng-bādároads open in all directions (idiom)B7

See it in sentences

我有四本书。

I have four books.

今天星期四。

Today is Thursday.