六
Ancient forms
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Meaning
liù liu4
- six
- 6
Example sentences
HSK words with 六
More words with 六
- 六家 liùjiā Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司马谈 (Sī mǎ Tán) (儒家 (Rú jiā), 道家 (Dào jiā), 阴阳 (yīn yáng), 法家 (Fǎ jiā), 名家 (Míng jiā), and 墨家 (Mò jiā))
- 六合 liùhé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
- 六神 liùshén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心 (xīn), lungs 肺 (fèi), liver 肝 (gān), kidneys 肾 (shèn), spleen 脾 (pí) and gall bladder 胆 (dǎn))
- 六方 liùfāng hexagonal
- 六书 liùshū Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
- 六角 liùjiǎo hexagon
- 六十 liùshí sixty
- 十六 shíliù sixteen
- 六价 liùjià hexavalent
- 六亲 liùqīn six close relatives, namely: father 父 (fù), mother 母 (mǔ), older brothers 兄 (xiōng), younger brothers 弟 (dì), wife 妻 (qī), male children 子 (zǐ)
- 六宫 liùgōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence