Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Chinese word for four ( , pinyin : sÃ , jyutping : sei3 ) , sounds quite similar to the word for death ( , pinyin : sÇ , jyutping : sei2 ) , in many varieties of Chinese .
Simplified: The Chinese word for four ( , pinyin : sÃ , jyutping : sei3 ) , sounds very similar to the word for death ( , pinyin : sÇ , jyutping : sei2 ) .