六
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Definitions
- 1. six
- 2. 6
Example Sentences
1 shown六 邊形有 六 個角、 六 條邊。
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Words Containing 六
multicolored
1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)
see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
all the possible schemes and stratagems
see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè]
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
all walks of life (idiom)
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
to make a show of being decent and proper
hexagon socket head cap screw
Allen key
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
hexavalent
one sixth
sextant
Sextans (constellation)
sixty
64-bit (computing)
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
the sixties
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
Liuhe Bafa - \Six Harmonies
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
six-pack (abs)
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui
Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui
empress and imperial concubines or their residence
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[sī mǎ tán] (儒家[rú jiā], 道家[dào jiā], 陰陽|阴阳[yīn yáng], 法家[fǎ jiā], 名家[míng jiā], and 墨家[mò jiā])
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
seat of the government
hexagonal
hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math.)
six-sided talks (on North Korea)
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
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)
June
June
Six Dynasties (220-589)
Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[cáo bù xīng], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[gù kǎi zhī], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[lù tàn wēi] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[zhāng sēng yóu]
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou
sulfur hexafluoride
uranium hexafluoride (UF6)
Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008
(place name)
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]
Liupanshui prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pú tao táng]
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xīn], lungs 肺[fèi], liver 肝[gān], kidneys 腎|肾[shèn], spleen 脾[pí] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dǎn])
out of one's wits (idiom)
sergeant major
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[shī jīng], Book of History 尚書|尚书[shàng shū], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[yí lǐ], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[yuè jīng], Book of Changes 易經|易经[yì jīng], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[chūn qiū]
(TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆[dǎn], stomach 胃[wèi], large intestine 大腸|大肠[dà cháng], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiǎo cháng], triple heater 三焦[sān jiāo], bladder 膀胱[páng guāng]
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[lǐ] (禮儀|礼仪[lǐ yí]), music 樂|乐[yuě] (音樂|音乐[yīn yuè]), archery 射[shè] (射箭[shè jiàn]), charioteering 御[yù] (駕車|驾车[jià chē]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shū] (識字|识字[shí zì]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shù] (計算|计算[jì suàn])
one's kin
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
hexagon
hexagon
tortoise shell brackets 〔〕
six-pointed star
hexagonal nut
hexagon
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
hexahedron
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]
\Six Secret Strategic Teachings\ 六韜|六韬[liù tāo] and \Three Strategies of Huang Shigong\ 三略[sān lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
sixteen
16-bit (computing)
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
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
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[dí jìn wǒ tuì , dí zhù wǒ rǎo , dí pí wǒ dǎ , dí tuì wǒ zhuī] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
hexadecimal
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Pascal's hexagon
(math.) parallelepiped
four proverbial names
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[tán sì tóng], Lin Xu 林旭[lín xù], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[yáng shēn xiù], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[liú guāng dì], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[kāng guǎng rén] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[yáng ruì]
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan
Saturday
Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013
unaccommodating
regular hexagon
Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[shěn fù], published 1808
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
Saturday
King Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
sixth sense
(math.) rhombohedron
to be pregnant (idiom)
MI6 (British military intelligence agency)
Saturday
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
Strait of Malacca