四 means four
A box has four sides, so a box stands for four.
On'yomi
- シshi
Kun'yomi
- よyo
- よ(つ)yotsu
- よっ(つ)yottsu
- よんyon
How it's built
- 囗enclosure
- 儿eight
Common words
- 四しfour; 4
- 四日よっか4th day of the month
- 四つよっつfour; 4
- 四方しほうthe four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west
Through history
Oracle bone
Bronze
Seal- Today