驷

sì

team of 4 horses

Radical: 马 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

马驾骑骄验驰驱驿骇骂驻骈

Same radical

马驾骑骄验驰驱驿骇骂驻骈骚驴驼

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Character Decomposition

驷=马+四

Etymology

Four 四 horses 马; 四 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

team of 4 horses

sì

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Words with 驷 53 total

(idiom) a high carriage drawn by four horses; fig. the grand procession of the powerful and wealthy; also written as 驷马高盖驷马高车sì mǎ gāo chē lit. even a team of four horses cannot overtake (idiom) · fig. a spoken word cannot be taken back; one must stand by one's promise驷马难追sì mǎ nán zhuī lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept一言既出，驷马难追yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)君子一言，驷马难追jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī

Idioms with 驷 15 total Chain

(idiom) a high carriage drawn by four horses; fig. the grand procession of the powerful and wealthy; also written as 驷马高盖驷马高车sì mǎ gāo chē lit. even a team of four horses cannot overtake (idiom) · fig. a spoken word cannot be taken back; one must stand by one's promise驷马难追sì mǎ nán zhuī

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