Keyword
four
- Frequency
- #634
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
A child 儿 in a room with four walls 囗
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Used in vocabulary
四
four; 4
四大
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鸣大放 (dàmíngdàfàng), 大辩论 (dàbiànlùn), 大字报 (dàzìbào) (PRC)
四月
April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
四处
all over the place; everywhere and all directions
四周
all around
十四
fourteen; 14
四川省
Sichuan Province, capital Chengdu 成都市 (ChéngdūShì) (short name 川 (Chuān) or 蜀 (Shǔ))
星期四
Thursday
周四
Thursday
四十
forty; 40
四季
four seasons, namely: spring 春 (chūn), summer 夏 (xià), autumn 秋 (qiū) and winter 冬 (dōng)
六四
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
四方
four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere
四级
grade 4; fourth class; category D
四人帮
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青 (JiāngQīng), Zhang Chunqiao 张春桥 (ZhāngChūnqiáo), Yao Wenyuan 姚文元 (YáoWényuán), Wang Hongwen 王洪文 (WángHóngwén), who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
四分之一
one-quarter
四次
fourth; four times; quartic
五四
fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
新四军
New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists
四肢
the four limbs of the body
四条
four of a kind; quads (poker)
四海
(fig.) the whole world
四面
all sides
五四运动
May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles