4, 四 or 肆
The number 4
四
4
四/Sì
Because when the Chinese came, they didn't have a written language of their own.
Cloud in Chinese is written as 云, which is a character with 4 strokes. Chinese characters are always written in this order: top to bottom, left to right. :) 云 is pronounced yun (pinyin).
Saying the number 4 is okay on Chinese New Year, but it is considered unlucky by some Cantonese speakers since 4 is called å›› in Chinese and that sounds like æ­», which means death. It's fine with other Chinese who don't speak Cantonese.
In China, the pronouncing of the word for the number four, is very similar to the Chinese word for death.
7/4 is not a whole number, and thus cannot be written as such. It can, however, be written as a mixed number. In this case, it would be written as 4 3/4.
In chinese, it should be written as 10月4号2013年. The pinyin is 10 yue4 4 hao4 2013 nian2.
11 over 4 written as a mixed number = 23/4
The number 4 in Chinese is 四, which is pronounced as "Si". This word is rather similar to the word 死, which means death. This is why the number four is considered as a bad omen, or a unlucky number. Some buildings doesn't have the fourth floors, or any floors with the number 4 in it.