六

liù

six; 6

Radical: 八 HSK 1 m, t

Components & Etymology

六 decomposes into the following components:

亠 八

Words containing 六

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 六.

六书
liù shū
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)
六亲
liù qīn
six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3]
六价
liù jià
六十
liù shí
sixty
六合
lù hé
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
六合
liù hé
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
六四
liù sì
六安
lù ān
Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui
六宫
liù gōng
六家
liù jiā
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
六库
liù kù
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
六方
liù fāng
hexagonal

Related characters (radical 八)

Characters that share the radical 八.

八 公 兮 共 兴 兵 其 具 典 冀

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