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 dīng male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
 sì cì fourth / four times / quartic
 dì sì fourth / number four
 Sì yuè April / fourth month (of the lunar year)
 sì jí grade 4 / fourth class / category D
 Sān guó zhì History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
 wǔ sì fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
 dì sì jì dù fourth quarter (of financial year)
 dì sì dài fourth generation
 Jiāng Qīng Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four
 Xīn sì jūn New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists
 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° / (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
 dì sì jì fourth quarter
 Wǔ sì Yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
 dīng mǎo fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
 Shì zōng Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
 Míng shǐ History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
 sì gēng fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)
 Hàn Wén dì Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[Liu2 Heng2], reigned 180-157 BC
 qù shēng falling tone / fourth tone in modern Mandarin
 Xiàng Yīng Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍|新四军[Xin1 si4 jun1], killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]
 Zhāng sān Lǐ sì Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom) / Tom, Dick and Harry
 jì season / the last month of a season / fourth or youngest amongst brothers / classifier for seasonal crop yields
 A1 lǐ Ali (proper name) / Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 / of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 / of Shia Islam / Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris
 Mín shù jì Book of Numbers / Fourth Book of Moses
 Wǎn nán Shì biàn New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
 Shì zōng Dà wáng Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
 wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
 wǔ yán jué jù poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
 yú yuè alternative term for fourth lunar month
 Liú Hòu zǒng Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英[Xiang4 Ying1] during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[Wan3 nan2 Shi4 bian4]
 Táng Zhōng zōng Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Li3 Zhe2] (656-710), reigned 705-710
 Míng Rén zōng Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
 Zhū Gāo chì Zhu Gaochi, personal name of fourth Ming emperor Hongxi 洪熙[Hong2 Xi1]
 Lǐ Zhé Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710
 Wāng Xiào fēng Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan
 Hóng Xī Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4] (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425), temple name 明仁宗[Ming2 Ren2 zong1]
 Hàn wén dì Liú héng Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC
 dì sì jí fourth level
 dì sì shēng fourth tone in Mandarin / falling tone
 dì sì tái fourth channel / (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
 Yuē shā fǎ Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)
 hàn lián third and fourth lines (in an eight-line poem) which form a couplet
 tuō léi Tolui (1193-1232), fourth son of Genghis Khan
  Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks / Joint Statement of 19 September 2005
  Fourth Assessment Report
  China Organizing Committee for the Fourth World Conference on Women
  Platform for Action for the Fourth World Conference on Women
 dì sì shì jiè Fourth World
  Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War / Fourth Geneva Convention
  Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War / Fourth Geneva Convention
  Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace / Fourth World Conference on Women
 dì sì shì jiè fú pín guó jì yùn dòng International Movement ATD Fourth World
  fourth special session of the General Assembly
  fourth emergency special session of the General Assembly
  Fourth Committee / Special Political and Decolonization Committee
  Fourth Committee / Special Political and Decolonization Committee
  Expert Planning Meeting on the Fourth United Nations Crime Survey
  NGO Group on the Fourth World
 Hé sì Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan / also called Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant
 dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom) / fig. meticulous / conscientious / unambiguous
 rùn sì yuè , chī shù yè an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages
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