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Meaning of 六
Pinyin
liù、 lù
Radical
八
Strokes
4
Definition
six / 6
Usage
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六 [liù]
1. A numeral representing the sum of five plus one (often represented by the uppercase "陆" on banknotes or documents).
2. A notation for ancient Chinese music scores, equivalent to the simplified music note “5”.
Meaning Details:
1. A numeral representing the sum of five plus one:
- 六书 (liù shū): Refers to the six methods of character formation based on analysis of characters' structure, sounds, and meanings in ancient times.
- 六甲 (liù jiǎ): Refers to six categories in traditional Chinese culture.
- 六艺 (liù yì): (1) Refers to the six arts in ancient times, which are "propriety", "music", "archery", "charioteering", "calligraphy", and "mathematics"; (2) The six classics.
- 六欲 (liù yù): A Buddhist term referring to the six desires: the desire for form, appearance, power, speech, smoothness, and human thoughts; it generally refers to various human desires.
- 六合 (liù hé): Refers to the directions "East", "South", "West", "North", "Above", and "Below", used to indicate the universe and heaven and earth.
- 六亲 (liù qīn): Originally referred to the six direct relatives: "father", "mother", "wife", "son", "brother", "younger brother"; generally refers to all relatives.
- 六经 (liù jīng): Refers to the six Confucian classics: "Book of Songs", "Book of History", "Book of Changes", "Book of Rites", "Book of Music", and "Spring and Autumn Annals".
- 六畜 (liù chù): Refers to six domestic animals: "pig", "cow", "sheep", "horse", "chicken", and "dog".
- 六朝 (liù cháo): Refers to the six dynasties that successively established their capital in Jiankang (modern-day Nanjing, Jiangsu Province); later broadly referred to as the "Southern and Northern Dynasties".
- 六腑 (liù fǔ): In traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the six fu organs: "stomach", "gallbladder", "large intestine", "small intestine", "bladder", and "triple warmer".
- 六言诗 (liù yán shī): Refers to six-character poems.
- 六弦琴 (liù xián qín): Refers to a six-stringed instrument.
2. A notation for ancient Chinese music scores, equivalent to the simplified music note “5”.
Other Meanings:
1. Six times: (En.) six.
2. Six negative lines in the Book of Changes (En.) six.
3. A note of the scale in gongchipu (En.) a note of the scale on gongchipu.
4. Liu state: An ancient state during the Zhou dynasty, located in what is now the northern part of Liu'an County, Anhui Province.
5. A surname.
6. See also: lù.
Sources and Examples:
- The Book of Changes (Yì) refers to six-structured lines.
- Ancient poetry references the six days for gathering.
- Six types of flavors include bitter, sour, sweet, spicy, salty, and bland.
- References to various expressions of six or Liu in cultural contexts.
地名 [Dìmíng]:
1. 六安 [Liù'ān]: A place name in Anhui Province, China.
2. 六合 [Liùhé]: A place name in Jiangsu Province, China.
古国名 [Gǔguómíng]:
1. The ancient state of Lu (Lù) - the city located in the northern part of Liu'an County, Anhui Province.
2. The ancient county name (Lù) located in Liu'an County, Anhui Province.
3. See also: liù.
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
(TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers
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Input Method for 六
Pinyin
liu4
Wubi
uygy
Cangjie
yc
Zhengma
sovv
Four Corner
00800
Unicode
U+516d
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