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六
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
六十
liùshí
sixty
六合
liùhé
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
六四
LiùSì
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
六家
liùjiā
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by [[司馬談|司马谈<SīmǎTán>]] ([[儒家<Rújiā>]], [[道家<Dàojiā>]], [[陰陽|阴阳<yīnyáng>]], [[法家<Fǎjiā>]], [[名家<Míngjiā>]], and [[墨家<Mòjiā>]])
六库
Liùkù
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture [[怒江傈僳族自治州]] in Yunnan
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)
六月
Liùyuè
June
六朝
LiùCháo
Six Dynasties (220-589)
六淫
liùyín
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind [[風|风<fēng>]], cold [[寒<hán>]], heat [[暑<shǔ>]], damp [[濕|湿<shī>]], dryness [[燥<zào>]], fire [[火<huǒ>]]
六甲
Liùjiǎ
Liuchia township in Tainan county [[台南縣|台南县<Táinánxiàn>]], Taiwan
六神
liùshén
six vital organs of the body ruled by the six Daoist deities: heart [[心<xīn>]], lungs [[肺<fèi>]], liver [[肝<gān>]], kidneys [[腎|肾<shèn>]], spleen [[脾<pí>]] and gall bladder [[膽|胆<dǎn>]]
六经
Liùjīng
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs [[詩經|诗经<Shījīng>]], Book of History [[尚書|尚书<Shàngshū>]], Book of Rites [[儀禮|仪礼<Yílǐ>]], the lost Book of Music [[樂經|乐经<Yuèjīng>]], Book of Changes [[易經|易经<Yìjīng>]], Spring and Autumn Annals [[春秋<Chūnqiū>]]
六腑
liùfǔ
(TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder [[膽|胆<dǎn>]], stomach [[胃<wèi>]], large intestine [[大腸|大肠<dàcháng>]], small intestine [[小腸|小肠<xiǎocháng>]], triple focus [[三焦<sānjiāo>]], bladder [[膀胱<pángguāng>]]
六脚
Liùjiǎo
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county [[嘉義縣|嘉义县<Jiāyìxiàn>]], west Taiwan
六艺
LiùYì
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette [[禮|礼<lǐ>]] ([[禮儀|礼仪<lǐyí>]]), music [[樂|乐<yuě>]] ([[音樂|音乐<yīnyuè>]]), archery [[射<shè>]] ([[射箭<shèjiàn>]]), charioteering [[御<yù>]] ([[駕車|驾车<jiàchē>]]), calligraphy or literacy [[書|书<shū>]] ([[識字|识字<shízì>]]), mathematics or reckoning [[數|数<shù>]] ([[計算|计算<jìsuàn>]])
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>]]
六角
liùjiǎo
hexagon
六邪
liùxié
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind [[風|风<fēng>]], cold [[寒<hán>]], heat [[暑<shǔ>]], damp [[濕|湿<shī>]], dryness [[燥<zào>]], fire [[火<huǒ>]]
六陈
liùchén
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
Example Sentences (6)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 477
- Word Frequency Rank
- 925 of 84,292