Sinograph Addenda · Signs
four
| Name | four |
|---|---|
| Reads | sì |
| Means | four |
| Taught in | 04 · Counting the world |
Where it comes from
The oracle bones wrote four as four stacked bars (亖 — the honest continuation of 一二三); the stated account is that this graph, whose own old picture is disputed, was borrowed for the numeral early and the bars retired. Counting words wear out their pictures fast. Taught in the counting chapter.
How to remember it
A box divided — four panes where four bars would blur.
In the wild
urn:nabu:kanripo:KR1h0004:002:4a · license: attribution.