Zi:四
四 [sì] four (十四 ‘14’, 四十 ‘40’); 四周 sìzhōu all around
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
“Four. Numerical sign. Even number, which is easily divided into two halves. The old form graphically represents the division of 四 into halves” —Wieger.
There are, of course, other explanations.
►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
►components: 囗儿
►Cantonese: sei-
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