Definitions
(numeral)
four (in financial contexts)
(adjective)
unrestrained; wanton
(noun)
shop; store
About
Constructed from 镸 (length/extension) on the left and 聿 (a writing brush) on the right, 肆 has a layered semantic history. Its original meaning denoted a shop or market stall, or the act of displaying goods for sale. This later extended to the abstract sense of unrestrained, reckless behavior. Additionally, 肆 was adopted as the complex financial numeral for four, used in official documents to prevent fraudulent alteration.
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狂风在窗外肆虐。
病毒在这个地区肆虐了数月。
孩子们在公园里放肆地奔跑玩耍。
新闻大肆报道了这次国际会议。
他肆无忌惮地抄袭他人的作品。
战火肆虐过后，城市满目疮痍。
作为领导，他从不曾在工作中放肆自己的脾气。
那家公司因肆行金融欺诈而受到法律的严厉制裁。