Read Edit View history Discussion 肆 sì HSK7 indulge Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand restraining a domestic animal (㣇) by holding its tail (隶). 㣇 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "kill domestic animals and display them". The meaning later shifted to "shop", "wanton", "unrestrained", and "indulge". Pinyin Separate values with commas sì ×tì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a wild animal. Modern form looks like 镸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肆 Simp strokes 肆 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾). Modern form looks like 聿. 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543 Q 419 549 415 555 Q 409 564 387 568 Q 369 571 305 550 Q 287 546 267 541 C 238 534 238 515 268 515 Z", "M 269 393 Q 296 406 457 429 Q 473 430 474 438 Q 475 450 458 458 Q 433 470 411 464 Q 329 445 271 431 L 234 424 Q 51 393 51 391 Q 50 391 49 388 Q 46 378 61 367 Q 97 340 137 354 Q 186 370 228 382 L 269 393 Z", "M 357 266 Q 287 244 211 218 Q 205 217 204 217 Q 203 220 207 226 Q 271 332 297 361 Q 309 374 300 382 Q 291 389 269 393 C 240 400 223 404 228 382 Q 228 378 230 372 Q 245 321 166 227 Q 151 214 130 198 Q 97 179 121 144 Q 131 128 144 125 Q 151 124 160 130 Q 211 172 343 238 Q 353 244 367 248 C 395 258 386 275 357 266 Z", "M 367 248 Q 400 200 407 199 Q 414 196 421 205 Q 428 215 429 239 Q 429 269 352 321 Q 342 327 336 326 Q 332 325 330 315 Q 330 308 357 266 L 367 248 Z", "M 800 497 Q 810 542 820 571 L 839 617 Q 852 645 871 660 Q 887 679 872 696 Q 856 709 803 733 Q 785 740 764 731 Q 719 713 680 701 L 628 689 Q 567 676 504 669 Q 488 668 489 657 Q 492 650 510 643 Q 535 633 570 644 Q 598 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619 201 Q 607 75 621 -19 Q 624 -43 633 -57 Q 646 -72 655 -51 Q 670 -17 673 207 L 673 247 Q 673 284 673 327 L 673 364 Q 673 406 673 443 L 674 481 Q 674 521 675 555 L 676 585 Q 676 631 678 666 L 680 701 Q 680 764 702 798 Q 709 814 690 829 Q 666 848 624 859 Q 606 863 594 851 Q 584 842 596 831 Q 627 804 629 767 Q 629 733 628 689 L 628 656 Q 627 620 627 577 L 627 548 Q 626 512 625 470 L 625 436 Q 625 391 623 354 L 622 318 Q 621 275 620 238 L 619 201 Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.