六 (liù): six, 6, used in place names
六 (liù) is a Chinese character meaning “six.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural) and 八 (structural). It ranks #478 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- six
- 6
- used in place names
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 六
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 周六 | zhōu liù | Saturday |
| 星期六 | xīng qī liù | Saturday |
| 十六 | shí liù | sixteen |
| 六月 | liù yuè | June |
| 六十 | liù shí | sixty |
| 礼拜六 | lǐ bài liù | Saturday |
| 六月份 | liù yuè fèn | June |
| 六分之一 | liù fēn zhī yī | one sixth |
| 五脏六腑 | wǔ zàng liù fǔ | five viscera and six bowels (TCM) |
| 六合 | liù hé | the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) |
| 六亲不认 | liù qīn bù rèn | not recognizing one's family (idiom) |
| 六四 | liù sì | refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989 |
| 六边形 | liù biān xíng | hexagon |
| 十六进制 | shí liù jìn zhì | hexadecimal |
| 六经 | liù jīng | Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li... |
六 appears in 100 compound words: 65 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 六 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes; to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 六.
Example Sentences
他每天早上六点起床，然后去公园跑步。
Tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng, ránhòu qù gōngyuán pǎobù.
He gets up at six o'clock every morning and then goes to the park for a run.
将军澳景林邨六旬汉倒毙寓所 单位传臭味保安报警揭发
jiāng jūn ào jǐng lín 邨 liù xún hàn dǎo bì yù suǒ dān wèi chuán chòu wèi bǎo ān bào jǐng jiē fā
A sixty-year-old man in King Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O, collapsed and died in his apartment, and the unit reported a foul smell, and the security guard called the police
出国荷包失血!泰国六大机场6月起国际离境费大涨53%
chū guó hé bāo shī xiě ! tài guó liù dà jī chǎng 6 yuè qǐ guó jì lí jìng fèi dà zhǎng 5 3
Blood loss in the wallet abroad! Thailand's six major airports have seen a 53% increase in international departure fees since June
从六星连珠回看“七星连珠”久传不衰的影响力
cóng liù xīng lián zhū huí kàn qī xīng lián zhū jiǔ chuán bù shuāi de yǐng xiǎng lì
Looking back at the long-standing influence of the "Seven Star Couplet" from the six-star lineup
排山倒海 扑面而来!六百只宋代瓷碗在这叠成墙
pái shān dǎo hǎi pū miàn ér lái ! liù bǎi zhī sòng dài cí wǎn zài zhè dié chéng qiáng
Overwhelming and coming! Six hundred Song Dynasty porcelain bowls are stacked on this wall
新春走基层|超六成受访青年认为购买潮玩盲盒是“为情..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng chāo liù chéng shòu fǎng qīng nián rèn wéi gòu mǎi cháo wán máng hé shì wéi qíng . .
Over 60% of the young people surveyed think that buying a blind box is "for the love of...
每月六百元，每周一天休息，行吗？
Měiyuè liù bǎi yuán, měizhōu yī tiān xiūxi, xíng ma?
Six hundred dollars a month, with a day rest every week. That works for you?
你星期六要上学吗？
Nǐ Xīngqīliù yào shàngxué ma?
Do you have school on Saturdays?
你周六有什么计划？
Nǐ Zhōuliù yǒu shénme jìhuà?
Do you have any plans for Saturday?
爲什麽你星期六來不了？
Wèishénme nǐ Xīngqīliù láibuliǎo?
Why couldn't you come on Saturday?
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