肆 (sì): four (banker's anti-fraud numeral), unrestrained, wanton
肆 (sì) is a Chinese character meaning “four (banker's anti-fraud numeral).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 镸 (structural) and 聿 (structural). It ranks #2365 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 肆 having long 镸 hair 聿. Its radical form 聿 (brush) appears in many related characters such as 肃 (sù, respectful), 肇 (zhào, at first).
Definitions
- four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- unrestrained
- wanton
Etymology & Origin
ideographicHaving long 镸 hair 聿
Decomposition: ⿰镸聿 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大肆adverb | dà sì | wantonly |
| 肆意adverb | sì yì | wantonly |
| 肆虐verb | sì nüè | to wreak havoc |
| 放肆adjective | fàng sì | wanton |
| 肆无忌惮phrase | sì wú jì dàn | absolutely unrestrained |
| 大肆攻击 | dà sì gōng jī | to vilify sb wantonly |
| 肆意妄为 | sì yì wàng wéi | see 恣意妄為|恣意妄为 |
| 肆行verb | sì xíng | to act recklessly |
| 大肆鼓吹 | dà sì gǔ chuī | to advocate vociferously |
| 食肆noun | shí sì | restaurant |
| 酒肆noun | jiǔ sì | wine shop |
| 恣肆adjective | zì sì | unrestrained |
肆 appears in 12 compound words: 42 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 肆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这个肆字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě sì zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "肆" is related to its radical.
港府强烈谴责英国《香港半年报告》 斥肆意抹黑港人权和法治状况
gǎng fǔ qiáng liè qiǎn zé yīng guó xiāng gǎng bàn nián bào gào chì sì yì mā hēi gǎng rén quán hé fǎ zhì zhuàng kuàng
The Hong Kong Government strongly condemns the UK’s “Hong Kong Six-Monthly Report,” denouncing its arbitrary smearing of Hong Kong’s human rights and rule of law situation
正论:脑膜炎肆虐英国 港个案不容忽视
zhèng lùn : nǎo mó yán sì nüè yīng guó gǎng gè àn bù róng hū shì
Editorial: Meningitis Rages in the UK; Hong Kong Cases Must Not Be Ignored
渔护署昨于乐富一食肆检获两条濒危野生活苏眉 市值约1.7万元
yú hù shǔ zuó yú lè fù yī shí sì jiǎn huò liǎng tiáo bīn wēi yě shēng huó sū méi shì zhí yuē 1 . 7 wàn yuán
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department seized two live endangered humphead wrasse worth approximately HK$17,000 from a restaurant in Lok Fu yesterday.
乐富食肆疑售濒危野生活苏眉 负责人未能出示许可证...
lè fù shí sì yí shòu bīn wēi yě shēng huó sū méi fù zé rén wèi néng chū shì xǔ kě zhèng . . .
A restaurant in Lok Fu is suspected of selling endangered wild Siamese macaques; the owner was unable to produce a permit...
别对我放肆，小姑娘!
Bié duì wǒ fàngsì, xiǎogū niáng!
Don't get sassy with me young lady!
Character Family
聿 Radical Family — Characters sharing the brush radical
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