大肆
dà sì · HSK 7
wantonly
🌪️ da-SÌ = a big FOUR-alarm rampage, wantonly out of control
大 means big/great, 肆 means four but also unrestrained. Think of it as going big AND going fourth-gear — full throttle, no brakes, completely unbridled destruction.
大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.