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<WL>四 [sì] four (十四 ‘14’, 四十 ‘40’); 四周 sìzhōu all around
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<WL>四 [sì] four (十四 ‘14’, 四十 ‘40’); 四月 April; 四周 all around, 四处 everywhere@@; (HDZ:) …
 
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“Four. Numerical sign. Even number, which is easily divided into two halves. The old form graphically represents the division of 四 into halves” —Wieger.
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 四(􂤐) sì ‘four’ is said to depict the division of an object into four quarters (the quartering of something); it combines 囗(􁃰) wéi ‘surround’ (representing four city walls, one at each of the fours quarters), and 八(􀋮) bā ‘divide/even’ (⚋); formerly also wr. 𠃢(􂤑𦉭), 亖(􂤒), and later 肆(􁧏𨽸).
There are, of course, other explanations.
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Old graphs associated with 四(􂤐􂤑𠃢𦉭) sì ‘four’ are best understood in relation to 六(􂤛) liù ‘six’, in which the lower component is also 八(􀋮) bā ‘divide/eight’ (⚋), cf. 六.
#rG.354.26 W.42a H.26 K.GSR518a D.1.710.16 L.336 M.5598 KX..216.22 B.016.0.05 WHY...13
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Compare: 𠃢(􂤑𦉭) sì ‘four’; 罒(􀣽目􀣾𡇡) mù ‘eye’; 艮(􁙞𥃩) gèn (䷳☶); 囟(􁱻𦥓𠚁) xìn (cf. 䏤 sì).
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Compare: 囟(􁱻𦥓𠚁) xìn (cf. 䏤 sì); 囧(􁊗) jiǒng; 冋(􀹮􀹭冂) jiōng; 囱/囪(􁯴􁯵𡆧) cōng/chuāng; 凶(􁍼) xiōng.
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Compare: 田(􂛋) tián; 甲(􂤬􂤭𠇚𫭂) jiǎ; 匹(􂎃) pǐ; 𦣻(􁡖) shǒu; 𦣻(􀦊􀦉百) bǎi; 自(􀥿𦣹􀦀𦣼􀦂𪞶白) zì.
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“Four. Numerical sign. Even number, which is easily divided into two halves. The old form graphically represents the division of 四 into halves” —Wieger.
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Compare: 四 sì ‘four’; 似 sì ‘like/similar’; 巳 sì ‘fetus/embryo’.
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Compare: 兕(􁨚𠒅􁨙𤉡) sì ‘rhinoceros’; 𠒂(􁝤𠑹), as in 兜(􁝥).
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HDZ: 四 : sì : (数词) 三加一的和; 工尺谱记音符号之一, 表示音阶上的一级; (古) 駟: 一车四马 (cf. 牭); (姓)
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HDC: 四分 : 分为四份; 向四方散开; 四分历; (佛教) 相分、见分、自证分、证自证分
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#rG.354.26 W.42a H.26 K.GSR518a D.1.710.16 L.336 M.5598 KX..216.22 B.016.0.05 WHY...13 E.1
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Latest revision as of 23:46, 3 September 2018

[] four (​四 ‘14’, 四​ ‘40’); 四​ April; 四​ all around, 四​ everywhere; (HDZ:) …

One monosyllabic entry in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

¹sì* {A} num. four; 4cons. ∼ A ¹bā B used with two similar terms A and B to indicate combination∼ xiāng bā ²zhèn ∼乡八镇 all the towns and villages

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 四 sì ‘four’ is said to depict the division of an object into four quarters (the quartering of something); it combines ​ wéi ‘surround’ (representing four city walls, one at each of the fours quarters), and ​ bā ‘divide/even’ (⚋); formerly also wr. ​𠃢(​𦉭), ​, and later ​(​𨽸).
    Old graphs associated with 四(​𠃢𦉭) sì ‘four’ are best understood in relation to ​ liù ‘six’, in which the lower component is also ​ bā ‘divide/eight’ (⚋), cf. ​.
    Compare: ​𠃢(​𦉭) sì ‘four’; ​(​𡇡) mù ‘eye’; ​(​𥃩) gèn (䷳☶); ​(​𦥓𠚁) xìn (cf. ​ sì).
    Compare: ​(​𦥓𠚁) xìn (cf. ​ sì); ​ jiǒng; ​(​) jiōng; ​/​(​𡆧) cōng/chuāng; ​ xiōng.
    Compare: ​ tián; ​(​𠇚𫭂) jiǎ; ​ pǐ; ​𦣻 shǒu; ​𦣻(​) bǎi; ​(​𦣹𦣼𪞶) zì.
    “Four. Numerical sign. Even number, which is easily divided into two halves. The old form graphically represents the division of 四 into halves” —Wieger.
    Compare: 四 sì ‘four’; ​ sì ‘like/similar’; ​ sì ‘fetus/embryo’.
    Compare: ​(​𠒅𤉡) sì ‘rhinoceros’; ​𠒂(​𠑹), as in ​.
    HDZ: 四 : sì : (​) ​; ​, ​; (​) ​: ​四​ (cf. ​); (​)
    HDC: 四​ : ​四​; ​四​; 四​; (​) ​、​、​、​
►references: Guǎngyùn:354.26; Wieger:42a; Henshall:26; Karlgren:GSR518a; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.710.16; Lindqvist:336; Mathews:5598; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:216.22; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:016.0.05; Wáng(1993):13; EDOC:1
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