肆

See also: 四, 䦉, and 亖

肆	U+8086, 肆 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8086

← 肅
[U+8085]

CJK Unified Ideographs

肇 →
[U+8087]

Translingual

Han character

肆 (Kangxi radical 129, 聿+7, 13 strokes, cangjie input 尸戈中手 (SILQ), four-corner 7570₇, composition ⿰镸聿)

Derived characters

蕼

References

KangXi: page 971, character 15
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29226
Dae Jaweon: page 1423, character 14
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3167, character 4
Unihan data for U+8086

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (隶) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
曃	*l̥ʰɯːds
埭	*l'ɯːds
逮	l'ɯːds, l'ɯːds
靆	*l'ɯːds
齂	hmrɯːds, hmrɯds, *mrɯːd
棣	*l'ɯːds
隸	*rɯːds
肆	*hljɯds
蕼	*hljɯds
肂	*hljɯds
殔	*lɯds
隶	*lɯds

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *hljɯds) : semantic 镸 + phonetic 隶 (OC *lɯds).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		肆
2nd round simp.		⿰长四
alternative forms		𨽸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sì (si⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ
(Chengdu, SP): si⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): si³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): si⁴
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): si³
Min Bei (KCR): si̿
Min Dong (BUC): sé̤ṳ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sù / sìr
(Teochew, Peng'im): se³
Wu (Wiktionary): sr (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): sr⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìh
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syh
  - Palladius: сы (sy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: s
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³
  - Yale: si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: si⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: si³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: si̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sé̤ṳ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /søy²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù
  - Tâi-lô: sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sux
  - IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /su²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr
  - Tâi-lô: sìr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: se³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sṳ̀
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɯ²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sr (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sr⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: /siɪ^H/

Rime
Character	肆
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	息利切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/si^H/
Shao Rongfen	/sjɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/si^H/
Li Rong	/si^H/
Wang Li	/si^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/si^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-ləp-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*hljɯds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	肆
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	sì
Middle Chinese	‹ sij^H ›
Old Chinese	/*s-ləp-s/
English	unrestrained
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	肆
Reading #	1/1
No.	7961
Phonetic component	隶
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	四
Old Chinese	/*hljɯds/
Notes	說文右從隸聲，漢碑隸變爲此

Definitions

肆

(literary, or in compounds) impudent; undisciplined
(literary, or in compounds) shop; store; stall
- 屠羊說曰：「夫三旌之位，吾知其貴於屠羊之肆也；萬鍾之祿，吾知其富於屠羊之利也。然豈可以食爵祿而使吾君有妄施之名乎！說不敢當，願復反吾屠羊之肆。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  屠羊说曰：“夫三旌之位，吾知其贵于屠羊之肆也；万钟之禄，吾知其富于屠羊之利也。然岂可以食爵禄而使吾君有妄施之名乎！说不敢当，愿复反吾屠羊之肆。” [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Tú yáng Yuè yuē: “Fú sān jīng zhī wèi, wú zhī qí guì yú tú yáng zhī sì yě; wàn zhōng zhī lù, wú zhī qí fù yú tú yáng zhī lì yě. Rán qǐ kě yǐ shí jué lù ér shǐ wú jūn yǒu wàng shī zhī míng hū! Yuè bùgǎn dāng, yuàn fù fǎn wú tú yáng zhī sì.” [Pinyin]
  he said, 'I know that the place of such a distinguished noble is nobler than a sheep-butcher's stall, and that the salary of 10,000 zhong is more than its profits. But how should I, through my greed of rank and emolument, bring on our ruler the name of an unlawful dispensation of his gifts? I dare not respond to your wishes, but desire to return to my stall as the sheep-butcher.'

Synonyms

(shop):

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商店 (shāngdiàn)
商鋪／商铺 (shāngpù)
店鋪／店铺 (diànpù)

買賣／买卖 (mǎimài)
鋪子／铺子 (pùzi)

門店／门店 (méndiàn)
門臉／门脸 (ménliǎn) (colloquial)

Compounds

Derived terms from 肆

井肆
侈肆
倡肆
倨肆
偃肆
偷肆
傲肆
僭肆
儒肆
典肆
列肆
勾肆
卜肆
卦肆
和肆
唐肆
商肆
坊肆
城肆
夜肆
大肆 (dàsì)
大肆咆哮
大肆搜捕
奇肆
女肆
姿肆
婪肆
安肆
宏肆
小肆
居肆
屠肆
市肆 (shìsì)
平肆
店肆 (diànsì)
廊肆
廛肆
弘肆
怠肆
恢肆
恣肆 (zìsì)
患肆
惰肆
慢肆
拘肆
攫肆
放意肆志
放肆 (fàngsì)
放肆荒唐
朝肆
枯肆
枸肆
棋肆
楚肆
汪洋自肆
汪肆
浴肆
涵肆
淫肆
游肆
狂肆
狡焉思肆
猖肆
玄肆
率肆
瓦肆
矜肆
秦肆
筵肆
羊肆
肆享
肆人
肆任
肆伐
肆侈
肆侮
肆刑
肆剽
肆力
肆劫
肆募
肆勤
肆口
肆器
肆夏
肆奢
肆好
肆姐

肆威
肆宅
肆宇
肆宥
肆察
肆布
肆廛
肆心
肆志
肆忿
肆怒
肆恣
肆情
肆惰
肆意 (sìyì)
肆慢
肆戾
肆手
肆掠
肆既
肆暴
肆望
肆欲
肆毒
肆法
肆流
肆淫
肆然
肆略
肆目
肆直
肆眚
肆睇
肆矜
肆祀
肆筵
肆肆
肆芳
肆虐 (sìnüè)
肆虣
肆螫
肆行 (sìxíng)
肆言
肆言詈辱
肆訾
肆詈
肆赦
肆踞
肆逆
肆通
肆野
肆鬯
胖肆
自肆
茶肆 (chásì)
行肆
街肆
衢肆
言肆
豪肆
豺虎肆虐
踞肆
逞肆
逾肆
邸肆
鄽肆
酒肆 (jiǔsì)
酣肆
酤肆
陵肆
雄肆
霞肆
食肆 (shísì)
凶肆
构肆
肆凶
傭肆／佣肆
壚肆／垆肆
大肆厥辭／大肆厥辞
大肆吹噓／大肆吹嘘
大肆抨擊／大肆抨击
寬肆／宽肆
寶肆／宝肆
專肆／专肆
廣肆／广肆
強肆／强肆
從肆／从肆

恣肆無忌／恣肆无忌
揭雞肆赦／揭鸡肆赦
放肆話／放肆话
書肆／书肆
枯魚之肆／枯鱼之肆
枸肆語／枸肆语
橫肆／横肆
求馬唐肆／求马唐肆
汪洋閎肆／汪洋闳肆
煙肆／烟肆
熾肆／炽肆
畫肆／画肆
目動言肆／目动言肆
竊肆／窃肆
簾肆／帘肆
縱肆／纵肆
肆奸植黨／肆奸植党
肆師／肆师
肆惡／肆恶
肆意妄為／肆意妄为
肆應／肆应
肆擾／肆扰
肆斷／肆断
肆業／肆业
肆橫／肆横
肆毆／肆殴
肆無忌憚／肆无忌惮 (sìwújìdàn)
肆瘞／肆瘗
肆禍／肆祸
肆筆／肆笔
肆縱／肆纵
肆罵／肆骂
肆義／肆义
肆行無忌／肆行无忌
肆覲／肆觐
肆覽／肆览
肆言無忌／肆言无忌
肆詆／肆诋
肆詐／肆诈
肆談／肆谈
肆謗／肆谤
肆議／肆议
肆蹟／肆迹
肆長／肆长
肆閱／肆阅
肆險／肆险
肆頭／肆头
肆類／肆类
肆駡／肆骂
肆騷／肆骚
肆體／肆体
肆鱗／肆鳞
規肆／规肆
誕肆／诞肆
講肆／讲肆
販肆／贩肆
貪肆／贪肆
賈肆／贾肆
賤肆／贱肆
質肆／质肆
車肆／车肆
輒肆／辄肆
輕世肆志／轻世肆志
輕肆／轻肆
輕言肆口／轻言肆口
遊肆／游肆
醟肆／蒏肆
釀肆／酿肆
錢肆／钱肆
錦肆／锦肆
鑷肆／镊肆
閉肆／闭肆
開肆／开肆
閎中肆外／闳中肆外
閎肆／闳肆
閒肆／闲肆
閭肆／闾肆
闤肆／阛肆
隱琴肆瑟／隐琴肆瑟
雲肆／云肆
餅肆／饼肆
馬肆／马肆
騁肆／骋肆
驁肆／骜肆
驕肆／骄肆
鮑肆／鲍肆
鮑魚之肆／鲍鱼之肆 (bàoyú zhī sì)

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		肆
alternative forms		𨽸䦉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sì (si⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ
(Chengdu, SP): si⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): sei³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhei¹
Gan (Wiktionary): si⁴
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): xi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): si³
Min Bei (KCR): si̿
Min Dong (BUC): sé / sé̤ṳ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sì / sù / sìr
(Teochew, Peng'im): si³
Wu (Wiktionary): sr (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): sr⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìh
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syh
  - Palladius: сы (sy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: s
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³
  - Yale: sei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬei³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: si⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ɕi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: si³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: si̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sé / sé̤ṳ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛi²¹³/, /søy²¹³/

Note:

sé - vernacular;
sé̤ṳ - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì
  - Tâi-lô: sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: six
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /ɕi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù
  - Tâi-lô: sù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sux
  - IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /su²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr
  - Tâi-lô: sìr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹/

Note:

sì - vernacular;
sù/sìr - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sr (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sr⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁴⁵/

Definitions

肆

(financial) Alternative form of 四 (“four”) (used in official documents or checks to avoid forgery)

References

“肆”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

肆

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

The number four.
A shop or store.
Selfish; self-indulgent.

Readings

On (unclassified): し (shi)
Kun: みせ (mise); ほしいまま (hoshīmama)
Nanori: のぶ (nobu)

Korean

Hanja

肆 (eum 사 (sa))

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Vietnamese

Han character

肆: Hán Nôm readings: tứ

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