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liù
1. six
2. 6
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes

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)

六点多。
Liù diǎn duō.
A little after six.
Text 1
我每天六点起床。
Wǒ měi tiān liù diǎn qǐ chuáng.
I get up at six every day.
Text 1
六点三十分。
liù diǎn sānshí fēn.
Six thirty.
Text 2
六个多月。
Liù gè duō yuè.
More than six months.
Text 4
聚会就在学校门口那个饭店,六点半。别迟到啊!
Jùhuì jiù zài xuéxiào ménkǒu nà gè fàndiàn, liù diǎn bàn. Bié chídào a!
The party is at that restaurant by the school gate, at 6:30. Don't be late!
Text 2
放心吧。星期天六点半见!
Fàngxīn ba. Xīngqītiān liù diǎn bàn jiàn!
Don't worry. See you at 6:30 on Sunday!
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
477
Word Frequency Rank
925 of 84,292