六 liù

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Traditional form

六 liù

Contains the radical

八 bā

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Positional decomposition

⿱亠八

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a tent or building. Unrelated to modern meaning.

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六 liù 除 chú 十 shí 二 èr 得 dé 二 èr .

Six into twelve goes twice.

看门人 kān mén rén 是 shì 个 gè 六十 liù shí 岁 suì 的 de 矮 ǎi 胖 pán 子 zǐ .

The gateman was a stodgy fellow of

时 shí 钟 Zhōng 刚刚 gāng gang 敲 qiāo 过 Guò 六点钟.

It has just gone six.

这 zhè 三 Sān 笔 bǐ 账 zhàng 归并 guī bìng 起来 qǐlai 是 shì 六万五千元 Yuán .

The three accounts add up to 65,000 yuan.

月亮 yuèliang 的 de 引力 yǐn lì 大约 dàyuē 为 wéi 地球 dìqiú 的 de 六分之一 liù fēn zhī yī .

The lunar gravity is about one - sixth that on earth.

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 六 liù in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
六 liù	six	六 liù
周六 Zhōu liù	Saturday	週六
六月 Liù yuè	June	六月 Liù yuè
星期六 Xīng qī liù	Saturday	星期六 Xīng qī liù
六合 Lù hé	the universe	六合 Lù hé
五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè	multi-colored	五顏六色
六月份 liù yuè fèn	June	六月份 liù yuè fèn
十六 shí liù	16	十六 shí liù
六朝 Liù Cháo	Six Dynasties (220-589)	六朝 Liù Cháo
第六感 dì liù gǎn	sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)	第六感 dì liù gǎn
六十 liù shí	sixty	六十 liù shí
礼拜六 Lǐ bài liù	Saturday	禮拜六
五脏六腑 wǔ zàng liù fǔ	five viscera and six bowels (TCM)	五臟六腑
六盘水 Liù pán shuǐ	Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州\|贵州 Guì zhōu [Guìzhōu]	六盤水
六盘水市 Liù pán shuǐ shì	Liupanshui prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州\|贵州 Guì zhōu [Guìzhōu]	六盤水市
六安 Lù ān	Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui	六安 Lù ān
马六甲海峡 Mǎ liù jiǎ Hǎi xiá	Strait of Malacca	馬六甲海峽
六分之一 liù fēn zhī yī	one sixth	六分之一 liù fēn zhī yī
六一儿童节 Liù Yī Ér tóng jié	Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14	六一兒童節
土卫六 Tǔ wèi Liù	Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI	土衛六
六合区 Lù hé qū	Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 Nán jīng shì in Jiangsu 江蘇\|江苏 Jiāng sū	六合區
马六甲 Mǎ liù jiǎ	Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra	馬六甲
六经 Liù jīng	Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經\|诗经 Shī jīng [Shījīng], Book of History 尚書\|尚书 Shàng shū [Shàngshū], Book of Rites 儀禮\|仪礼 Yí lǐ [Yílǐ], the lost Book of Music 樂經\|乐经 Yuè jīng [Yuèjīng], Book of Changes 易經\|易经 Yì jīng [Yìjīng], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 Chūn qiū [Chūnqiū]	六經

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 六 liù and their own compounds.

六 liù

八 bā , 亠 tóu

See all 116 Chinese words that contain the character 六 liù in their composition.

六 liù

帝 dì

啻 chì

膪 chuài

蒂 dì , 蹄 tí , 啼 tí , 谛 dì , 缔 dì , 揥 tì , 渧 dì , 碲 dì , 禘 dì , 偙, 媂, 崹, 楴, 締 dì , 腣, 褅, 諦 dì , 遆, 鍗, 鶙

产 chǎn

彦 yàn

颜 Yán , 谚 yàn , 顏 yán , 喭 yàn , 偐, 嵃, 楌, 諺 yàn , 遃, 顔, 齴

產 chǎn

嵼, 剷 chǎn , 摌, 滻 chǎn , 簅, 鏟 chǎn , 隡

萨 sà , 铲 chǎn , 浐 chǎn , 産 chǎn , 彥 yàn

商 Shāng

熵 shāng , 墒 shāng , 謪 shāng , 滳, 蔏, 螪

旁 páng

磅 bàng , 膀 bǎng , 镑 bàng , 榜 bǎng , 螃 páng , 谤 bàng , 傍 bàng , 嗙 pǎng , 蒡 bàng , 滂 pāng , 髈, 徬 páng , 塝 bàng , 搒 bàng , 耪 pǎng , 艕 bàng , 鳑 páng , 嫎, 嵭, 牓, 篣, 縍, 謗 bàng , 鎊 bàng , 騯, 鰟 páng