Learn one Chinese Character a day - "四"

Today we are going to look at "四", to find out its meaning, it is better to check it evolution history:
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Learn one Chinese Character a day - "四"

Oracle script  means it is two times of two "二".
at early stage of Bronze script,   is also written horizontally as, to emphasize the mean of four to be twice of two, Chinese ancestor combined with  to become . late stage of Bronze script  was further added another inside to re-emphasize the relationship between Four - "四" and Two - "二".
When it came to Seal script  ,  was again removed from .

So now we have current way of writing of Four in Chinese - "四".

As usual, let us enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with "四" inside:

Learn one Chinese Character a day - "四"