肆 sì to indulge
to indulge; four
How to remember 肆: 镸 long + 聿 writing brush = to indulge. After a long exam week the art student grabs her writing brush and paints all night, finally free to indulge herself.
Component breakdown
肆 = 镸 long + 聿 writing brush
- 镸 long
- 聿 writing brush
After a long exam week the art student grabs her writing brush and paints all night, finally free to indulge herself.
How it is used
- Means unrestrained/reckless indulgence - 放肆 (fàngsì) impudent, 大肆 (dàsì) wantonly/on a large scale (e.g. 大肆宣传 dàsì xuānchuán to hype relentlessly), 肆意 (sìyì) willfully.
- Peaks in 肆无忌惮 (sìwú-jìdàn) utterly unscrupulous, with no fear or scruple. Separately, 肆 is the anti-fraud formal form of 四 "four" on checks and contracts.