六 liù

number six

HSK 1 #478

DEFINITIONS

六 liù
  • six
  • 6

STROKES

六 stroke order diagram
六 stroke order animation

WORDS

周六 zhōu liù Saturday
星期六 xīng qī liù Saturday
六月 liù yuè June; sixth month (of the lunar year)
十六 shí liù sixteen; 16
六十 liù shí sixty; 60
礼拜六 lǐ bài liù Saturday
六月份 liù yuè fèn June
五脏六腑 wǔ zàng liù fǔ five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè multi-colored; every color under the sun
六分之一 liù fēn zhī yī one sixth
六合 lù hé Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
六合 liù hé the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe; everything under the sun
六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
六四 liù sì refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
六边形 liù biān xíng hexagon
过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom); fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
六甲 liù jiǎ Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
六经 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
十六进制 shí liù jìn zhì hexadecimal
一退六二五 yī tuì liù èr wǔ lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); fig. to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3]
三十六字母 sān shí liù zì mǔ thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
三十六计 sān shí liù jì The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction; all the possible schemes and stratagems
三十六計 sān shí liù jì The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction; all the possible schemes and stratagems
三十六计，走为上策 sān shí liù jì ， zǒu wéi shàng cè Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.; see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
三十六計，走為上策 sān shí liù jì ， zǒu wéi shàng cè Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.; see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
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