(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望诊[wàng zhěn] (observation), 闻诊[wén zhěn] (auscultation and olfaction), 问诊[wèn zhěn] (interrogation), 切诊[qiè zhěn] (pulse feeling and palpation)
1.four divinities2.four divine emperors3.four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 凤[fèng], turtle 龟[guī], dragon 龙[lóng] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qí lín]4.also 四象[sì xiàng], the four division of the sky+1 条
the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[wáng bó], Yang Jiong 杨炯[yáng jiǒng], Lu Zhaolin 卢照邻[lú zhào lín], and Luo Binwang 骆宾王[luò bīn wáng]
coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 汉灵帝[hàn líng dì], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)