{"id":4127,"date":"2026-09-15T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:45:59","slug":"znachenie-chisla-4-kitayskaya-kultura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/ru\/number-4-meaning-chinese-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0417\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0447\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430 4 \u0432 \u043a\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0435: \u0442\u0430\u0431\u0443 \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4127\" class=\"elementor elementor-4127\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc18d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adc18d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e01c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e01c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"quick-answer-what-does-number-4-mean-in-chinese-culture\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Quick Answer: What Does Number 4 Mean in Chinese Culture?<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\">Number four (\u56db, s\u00ec) has a divided cultural profile: it is widely avoided in some modern Chinese settings, yet it was also a basic number of order and completeness in classical thought.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Modern taboo:<\/strong> Four is associated with death (\u6b7b, s\u01d0) because the two words sound similar in Mandarin and several other Chinese language varieties.<\/li><li><strong>Not an exact homophone:<\/strong> In both standard Mandarin and Cantonese, the words share their segmental sounds but have different tones.<\/li><li><strong>Classical order:<\/strong> The Four Directions (\u56db\u65b9, s\u00ecf\u0101ng), Four Seasons (\u56db\u5b63, s\u00ecj\u00ec), and Four Symbols (\u56db\u8c61, S\u00ecxi\u00e0ng) organize space, time, and the heavens without treating four as inherently ominous.<\/li><li><strong>Sequences change the meaning:<\/strong> 14 and 24 can intensify negative associations in Cantonese, while 1314 is a positive modern code for \u201cfor a lifetime.\u201d<\/li><li><strong>Practical scope:<\/strong> Avoidance is strongest in selectable, auspicious settings such as property numbers, phone numbers, license plates, and celebratory gifts.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">The number 4 is therefore neither eternally unlucky nor universally forbidden. Its taboo is a social and linguistic convention\u2014not a law, an ancient rule, or a force that changes health, safety, or fortune.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 177px; top: 88.793px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06679af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06679af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af274a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af274a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">English-language explanations often reduce four to a \u201cChinese death number.\u201d That captures a recognizable modern association but erases the importance of context. Pronunciation and avoidance vary, and a digit inside a longer sequence may acquire a different meaning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This guide places the taboo within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-number-symbolism\/\">Chinese number symbolism<\/a>, then contrasts it with classical structures and measurable behavior. Interpret four through the language, period, sequence, and setting in which it appears.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-did-number-4-become-unlucky-in-chinese-culture\">Why Did Number 4 Become Unlucky in Chinese Culture?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The modern taboo comes chiefly from sound resemblance. The Chinese word for four resembles the word for death closely enough to create an unfavorable verbal association, especially when people are choosing numbers for occasions that invite positive wishes. English sometimes calls this pattern <em>tetraphobia<\/em>, although in this context the word usually describes a cultural avoidance convention rather than a clinical diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The taboo should not be projected backward without evidence. Classical institutions did not establish four as a universal death symbol, and there is no securely documented moment at which avoidance began. Modern commerce has made the association more visible, but visibility is not proof of an unbroken ancient ban.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"four-and-death-in-mandarin\">Four and \u201cDeath\u201d in Mandarin<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">In standard Mandarin, \u56db is pronounced <em>s\u00ec<\/em> with the fourth tone, while \u6b7b is pronounced <em>s\u01d0<\/em> with the third tone. Their initials and finals match, but their tones do not. They are consequently close in sound, not exact homophones.<sup>[1]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mandarin is tonal, so tone is part of a word\u2019s identity. Saying that four \u201cis the same word as death\u201d exaggerates the linguistic fact. Speakers still use four normally in counting, dates, chapters, statistics, and other ordinary contexts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Avoidance becomes more likely when a choice is meant to carry goodwill: a wedding cash gift, a business phone number, a new apartment number, or an opening date. Even there, it remains a preference rather than a binding ritual law. For a broader comparison of sensitive digits and combinations, see the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/unlucky-numbers-chinese-culture\/\">unlucky numbers in Chinese culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-the-association-can-be-stronger-in-cantonese\">Why the Association Can Be Stronger in Cantonese<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Standard Cantonese makes a similarly close distinction: \u56db is <em>sei3<\/em> and \u6b7b is <em>sei2<\/em>. The syllable is otherwise the same, while the tone differs.<sup>[2]<\/sup> The resemblance is highly salient in everyday speech, and Cantonese-speaking communities often give verbal auspiciousness greater weight in commercial naming and number choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This helps explain why avoidance of 4\u2014and especially certain longer combinations\u2014is often more visible in Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macao, and Cantonese-speaking communities overseas. It does not prove that every Cantonese speaker objects to the number, nor that the custom originated in one identifiable Cantonese moment. Regional practice, age, personal belief, price, and convenience all affect the choice.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-four-was-not-always-an-unlucky-number\">Why Four Was Not Always an Unlucky Number<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">In classical Chinese culture, four frequently organized space, time, celestial imagery, scholarship, and art. These uses do not make it a universal \u201clucky number,\u201d but they contradict the claim that it was always dangerous.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"four-directions-four-seasons-and-completeness\">Four Directions, Four Seasons and Completeness<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Four Directions\u2014east, south, west, and north\u2014provided a model of complete terrestrial space. The Four Seasons\u2014spring, summer, autumn, and winter\u2014provided a complete annual cycle. Because the sets cover their respective domains, \u201cfour\u201d can suggest totality or comprehensiveness in classical compounds and descriptions.<sup>[3]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is structural meaning, not number magic. Four directions do not make every group of four fortunate, and four seasons do not promise stability to someone who selects a number 4. They show how numbers can classify a world without acting as agents within it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Other sets work similarly. The Four Books form a canonical collection; the Four Gentlemen in painting are plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. Their meanings belong to each tradition, not to an auspicious power of the digit.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"the-four-symbols-and-other-classical-sets\">The Four Symbols and Other Classical Sets<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Four Symbols are the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise. In the mature system, they mark the cardinal directions and connect celestial regions with seasons. Their history developed over time rather than appearing as one unchanged chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The system made four visually powerful in tombs, ritual art, astronomy, and later mythology. Yet each creature has its own iconography and history; readers can explore them in the dedicated guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/four-symbols-chinese-mythology\/\">Four Symbols in Chinese mythology<\/a>. Their presence on an object does not mean that the number 4 itself wards off harm or brings luck.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-14-24-and-1314-change-the-meaning-of-4\">How 14, 24 and 1314 Change the Meaning of 4<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chinese number strings are usually interpreted as wholes. Speakers may hear a phrase-like approximation, notice repetition, or follow an established internet convention. The presence of one digit does not mechanically determine the meaning of the entire sequence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Combination<\/th>\n<th>Common reading<\/th>\n<th>Cultural direction<\/th>\n<th>Important limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Associated in Cantonese explanations with a death-related phrase<\/td>\n<td>Negative in some Cantonese settings<\/td>\n<td>Not a uniform Mandarin or nationwide reading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Commonly glossed in Cantonese as sounding like \u201ceasy to die\u201d<\/td>\n<td>Negative in some Cantonese settings<\/td>\n<td>A community convention, not an objective prediction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>1314<\/td>\n<td>Approximates \u4e00\u751f\u4e00\u4e16, \u201cfor a lifetime\u201d<\/td>\n<td>Positive in modern romantic communication<\/td>\n<td>An internet-era code, not an ancient tradition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-14-and-24-can-be-more-sensitive\">Why 14 and 24 Can Be More Sensitive<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Cantonese discussions of number avoidance, dates ending in 4 and combinations such as 14 and 24 can sound more specific than a lone 4. A Hong Kong mortality study summarized the culturally recognized readings of 4, 14, and 24 as \u201cdeath,\u201d \u201cmust die,\u201d and \u201ceasy to die,\u201d then tested whether the corresponding calendar dates showed an actual increase in cardiac deaths.<sup>[4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The phrases explain why some consumers may reject these numbers in apartments, phone numbers, or license plates. They should not be presented as stable Mandarin puns or rules followed equally throughout China. A Mandarin speaker may dislike the final 4 because of the general death association without hearing the same fixed phrase-level reading.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-1314-is-a-positive-counterexample\">Why 1314 Is a Positive Counterexample<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The sequence 1314 is conventionally read as an approximation of \u4e00\u751f\u4e00\u4e16 (<em>y\u012b sh\u0113ng y\u00ed sh\u00ec<\/em>), \u201cfor one lifetime\u201d or \u201cforever together.\u201d It appears in messages, romantic gifts, and digital payment amounts. Although the sequence ends in 4, its established whole-sequence meaning is affectionate and positive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is a modern network code rather than a classical number symbol. It nevertheless demonstrates the correct interpretive principle: sequence and usage can override the association attached to a single digit. Other positive choices, such as 6, 8, and 9, have different sound-based and social histories, summarized in the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/lucky-numbers-chinese-culture\/\">lucky numbers in Chinese culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"where-number-4-is-avoided-in-everyday-life\">Where Number 4 Is Avoided in Everyday Life<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Avoidance is most visible when people or businesses can select one number from many alternatives and want to minimize an unfavorable impression. It is far weaker when a number is fixed by an ordinary sequence or serves a purely informational function.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Setting<\/th>\n<th>What may happen<\/th>\n<th>Practical guidance<\/th>\n<th>Limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Buildings and rooms<\/td>\n<td>Some hotels or developments omit 4, 14, or 24, or use labels such as 3A<\/td>\n<td>For a Cantonese-facing hospitality or property project, check local convention<\/td>\n<td>No nationwide building law requires floors to be skipped<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Phone and license-plate numbers<\/td>\n<td>Numbers containing several 4s may attract lower demand<\/td>\n<td>A customer-facing business can choose a less sensitive number when alternatives are equal<\/td>\n<td>The number does not affect safety or performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Red envelopes and cash gifts<\/td>\n<td>Celebratory amounts ending in 4 are often avoided<\/td>\n<td>Choose an amount associated with the occasion and recipient; 6, 8, or 9 is usually safer<\/td>\n<td>Gift value and relationship matter more than a digit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Gift quantities<\/td>\n<td>Four-piece gifts may feel awkward in a formal celebration<\/td>\n<td>Avoid exactly four items when making a ceremonial gift to a tradition-conscious recipient<\/td>\n<td>Ordinary four-piece products and casual gifts are not forbidden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Dates and public numbering<\/td>\n<td>Dates, chapters, routes, statistics, and equipment numbers use 4 normally<\/td>\n<td>Do not distort necessary information to avoid the digit<\/td>\n<td>Fixed sequences rarely carry an auspicious message<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Regional and generational differences remain important. Practices common in Hong Kong may not predict behavior in northern mainland China, and younger people may recognize the pun without changing a purchase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For travelers, the number is unlikely to create a serious social problem. Using room 4, arriving on the fourth day, or owning a phone number with 4 is not offensive. The considerate adjustment is narrow: when deliberately creating a celebratory amount, premium number, or ceremonial set for someone else, choose a less disputed alternative if doing so is easy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For designers and marketers, localize rather than banning 4 universally. Research the language community, distinguish celebratory from functional contexts, and test the full sequence. Overcorrection can turn a flexible custom into a stereotype.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-the-number-4-taboo-canand-cannotchange\">What the Number 4 Taboo Can\u2014and Cannot\u2014Change<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Number preferences can have real social consequences because people act on them. A study of Hong Kong license-plate auctions found that plates containing 4 were discounted, while plates containing the auspicious 8 attracted premiums.<sup>[5]<\/sup> The number affected demand and price through shared belief; it did not alter the mechanical quality of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The same distinction applies to property and hospitality. A room or apartment may be harder to market if prospective buyers dislike its number, and a business may relabel floors to avoid friction. These are economic and psychological effects created by human choices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Evidence does not support the stronger claim that the digit causes death or illness. The Hong Kong study of 17,346 cardiac deaths from 1995 through 2000 found no statistically significant increase on the 4th, 14th, or 24th days of the month.<sup>[4]<\/sup> Number 4 cannot determine accident risk, health, marriage, wealth, or career outcomes. A cultural association can change decisions without changing natural causation.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"does-number-4-represent-metal-or-a-wuxing-element\">Does Number 4 Represent Metal or a Wuxing Element?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The number 4 has no single, universal Wuxing (\u4e94\u884c, w\u01d4x\u00edng; Five Phases) identity in everyday Chinese culture. Claims that it \u201cis Metal\u201d commonly collapse different textual and later numerological systems into one rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <em>Hong Fan<\/em> chapter of the <em>Book of Documents<\/em> lists the Five Phases in an ordered sentence: first Water, second Fire, third Wood, fourth Metal, and fifth Earth.<sup>[6]<\/sup> In that passage, \u201cfourth\u201d identifies Metal\u2019s place in the list. The wording alone does not establish that every use of the digit 4 possesses a Metal nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Later correlative and divinatory systems can assign numbers to phases in their own diagrams. Those mappings must be named and interpreted within the particular system that uses them. They should not be imported into gift etiquette, phone-number choice, or general cultural explanation, and they do not provide a basis for fortune-telling claims here.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"common-misreadings-of-number-4\">Common Misreadings of Number 4<\/h2>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><strong>Misreading: Four and death are exact homophones.<\/strong> Correction: Mandarin <em>s\u00ec\/s\u01d0<\/em> and Cantonese <em>sei3\/sei2<\/em> differ in tone. Limit: the resemblance is still strong enough to motivate a real social taboo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Four has been a death symbol throughout Chinese history.<\/strong> Correction: classical culture used four extensively to organize direction, season, and celestial space. Limit: structural completeness does not make four a universal lucky number.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Every Chinese person avoids 4.<\/strong> Correction: practice varies by language, region, generation, belief, and setting. Limit: it remains prudent to recognize the preference in formal celebratory or Cantonese-facing contexts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Every number containing 4 is unlucky.<\/strong> Correction: whole sequences control meaning; 1314 is a positive romantic code. Limit: that code is modern and informal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Chinese building codes prohibit a fourth floor.<\/strong> Correction: skipped numbers are commercial or managerial choices. Limit: particular properties may still follow strict local branding conventions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Four directions and four seasons make 4 inherently lucky.<\/strong> Correction: these are classical classification structures. Limit: an organizing role is not a promise of good fortune.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: The digit 4 universally belongs to Metal.<\/strong> Correction: numbered lists and later cosmological diagrams have system-specific purposes. Limit: no single mapping governs ordinary life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Using 4 increases the risk of illness, accidents, or failure.<\/strong> Correction: evidence supports behavioral and market effects, not supernatural causation. Limit: market preferences can still have financial consequences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: 14 and 24 carry the same phrase-level taboo everywhere in China.<\/strong> Correction: the strongest documented readings are Cantonese. Limit: speakers elsewhere may still react to the final 4 through the broader association.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2 id=\"faqs-about-number-4-in-chinese-culture\">FAQs About Number 4 in Chinese Culture<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-is-number-4-unlucky-in-chinese-culture\">Why Is Number 4 Unlucky in Chinese Culture?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Four (\u56db, <em>s\u00ec<\/em>) sounds similar to death (\u6b7b, <em>s\u01d0<\/em>) in Mandarin, and comparable tonal pairs occur in Cantonese and other Chinese language varieties. The resemblance created a modern verbal taboo, especially in situations where people deliberately choose an auspicious-looking number. It is a convention, not proof that the number causes harm.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"is-number-4-always-avoided-in-china\">Is Number 4 Always Avoided in China?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">No. It may be avoided in property numbers, phone numbers, license plates, wedding gifts, or celebratory amounts, but it is used normally in counting, dates, public statistics, chapters, routes, and ordinary products. Sensitivity also varies across regions and generations.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-do-some-chinese-buildings-skip-the-fourth-floor\">Why Do Some Chinese Buildings Skip the Fourth Floor?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some hotels and property developers omit 4, 14, or 24 to accommodate customer preferences and protect market appeal. This is a business decision rather than a national legal or safety requirement, and many Chinese buildings retain those floor numbers.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"are-14-and-24-more-unlucky-than-4\">Are 14 and 24 More Unlucky Than 4?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">They can be more sensitive in Cantonese-speaking communities because they receive specific death-related phrase readings. Those readings are not equally established in mainstream Mandarin, so they should not be treated as uniform rules across China.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"can-number-4-have-a-positive-meaning\">Can Number 4 Have a Positive Meaning?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, in the sense of classical order and completeness. Four directions, four seasons, and the Four Symbols define complete spatial, temporal, and celestial sets. 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