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十六
shíliù
1. sixteen
2. 16
Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown

十
shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
HSK 1 2 丶
六
liù
six
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (12)

十六国
Shíliùguó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
三十六计
sānshíliùjì
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
二十六岁
èrshíliùsuì
26 years old
十六位元
shíliùwèiyuán
16-bit (computing)
十六烷值
shíliùwánzhí
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
十六进制
shíliùjìnzhì
hexadecimal
三十六字母
sānshíliùzìmǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
五胡十六国
WǔhúShíliùguó
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
十六国春秋
ShíliùguóChūnqiū
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong [[崔鴻|崔鸿]], written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties [[北魏]], 100 scrolls
山本五十六
ShānběnWǔshíliù
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
本笃・十六世
Běndǔ·shíliùshì
Pope Benedict XVI
三十六计,走为上策
sānshíliùjì,zǒuwéishàngcè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.

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