xì

卌

Character · Numeral

forty; numeral 40

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

numeral

forty (40); the numeral representing four tens

archaic

Literary and archaic. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese except in specific historical, classical, or stylistic contexts. The standard modern form is 四十 (sìshí).

Xì卌
nián年
fēng风
yǔ雨
jiān兼
chéng程
 ，
chū初
xīn心
bù不
gǎi改
 。

Forty years of journeying through wind and rain, yet the original aspiration remains unchanged.

Xì卌
zǎi载
guāng光
yīn阴
tán弹
zhǐ指
guò过
 ，
wèi未
yīng应
mó磨
rǎn染
shì是
chū初
xīn心
 。

Forty years passed in the snap of a finger; what should not be tainted is the original heart.