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四 [sì] four (十四 ‘14’, 四十 ‘40’); 四月 April; 四周 all around, 四处 everywhere; (HDZ:) …

3 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Cantonese-English Dictionary (namespace Jyut):

►sei3 四 b.f./char. ►aa3 sei3 阿四 ►baak3 sei3 百四 ►gaau2 saam1 gaau2 sei3 攪三攪四 ►gang2 geng2 sei3 梗頸四
►sei6 四 b.f./char. ►sei6 aa6 jat1 四呀一
►si3 四 b.f./char. ►m4 si3 zeng3 唔四正 ►si3 zeng3 四正

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

►¹sì* 四 {A} num. four; 4 ◆cons. ∼ 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

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).
    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.
    Compare: 𠃢(􂤑𦉭) sì ‘four’; 罒(􀣽目􀣾𡇡) mù ‘eye’; 艮(􁙞𥃩) gèn (䷳☶); 囟(􁱻𦥓𠚁) xìn (cf. 䏤 sì).
    Compare: 囟(􁱻𦥓𠚁) xìn (cf. 䏤 sì); 囧(􁊗) jiǒng; 冋(􀹮􀹭冂) jiōng; 囱/囪(􁯴􁯵𡆧) cōng/chuāng; 凶(􁍼) xiōng.
    Compare: 田(􂛋) tián; 甲(􂤬􂤭𠇚𫭂) jiǎ; 匹(􂎃) pǐ; 𦣻(􁡖) shǒu; 𦣻(􀦊􀦉百) bǎi; 自(􀥿𦣹􀦀𦣼􀦂𪞶白) 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’; 似 sì ‘like/similar’; 巳 sì ‘fetus/embryo’.
    Compare: 兕(􁨚𠒅􁨙𤉡) sì ‘rhinoceros’; 𠒂(􁝤𠑹), as in 兜(􁝥).
    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)
    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
 ►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
►components: 囗儿八
 ►Cantonese: sei-
Shuōwén: 􂤐(四)
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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).
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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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