Usage of the character 六

(place name)

liùxié

六邪

[六邪]

(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風／风 (fēng), cold 寒 (hán), heat 暑 (shǔ), damp 濕／湿 (shī), dryness 燥 (zào), fire 火 (huǒ)

Lù'ān

六安

[六安]

Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui

Liù Yì

六艺

[六藝]

the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮／礼 (lǐ) (禮儀／礼仪 (lǐyí)), music 樂／乐 (yuě) (音樂／音乐 (yīnyuè)), archery 射 (shè) (射箭 (shèjiàn)), charioteering 御 (yù) (駕車／驾车 (jiàchē)), calligraphy or literacy 書／书 (shū) (識字／识字 (shízì)), mathematics or reckoning 數／数 (shù) (計算／计算 (jìsuàn))
another name for the Six Classics 六經／六经 ( Liùjīng)

liùfāng

六方

[六方]

hexagonal

Liùjīng

六经

[六經]

Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經／诗经 ( Shījīng), Book of History 尚書／尚书 ( Shàngshū), Book of Rites 儀禮／仪礼 ( Yílǐ), the lost Book of Music 樂經／乐经 ( Yuèjīng), Book of Changes 易經／易经 ( Yìjīng), Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 ( Chūnqiū)

shíliù

十六

[十六]

sixteen
16

Dǒuliù

斗六

[斗六]

Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

liùjià

六价

[六價]

hexavalent

liùshū

六书

[六書]

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)

liùshí

六十

[六十]

sixty
60

liùyín

六淫

[六淫]

(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風／风 (fēng), cold 寒 (hán), heat 暑 (shǔ), damp 濕／湿 (shī), dryness 燥 (zào), fire 火 (huǒ)

liùqīn

六亲

[六親]

six close relatives, namely: father 父 (fù), mother 母 (mǔ), older brothers 兄 (xiōng), younger brothers 弟 (dì), wife 妻 (qī), male children 子 (zǐ)
one's kin

Liùkù

六库

[六庫]

Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan

liùjiǎo

六角

[六角]

hexagon

liùchén

六陈

[六陳]

food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)

Liùtāo

六韬

[六韜]

“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙 ( Jiāng Zǐyá)

Liù Cháo

六朝

[六朝]

Six Dynasties (220-589)

Lùhé

六合

[六合]

Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇／江苏

Liùguī

六龟

[六龜]

Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

liùgōng

六宫

[六宮]

empress and imperial concubines or their residence

Zhōuliù

周六

[週六]

Saturday

liùchù

六畜

[六畜]

six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog

Liùyuè

六月

[六月]

June
sixth month (of the lunar year)

liùshén

六神

[六神]

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))

liùhé

六合

[六合]

the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
the whole country
the universe
everything under the sun

liùjiā

六家

[六家]

Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談／司马谈 ( Sīmǎ Tán) (儒家 ( Rújiā), 道家 ( Dàojiā), 陰陽／阴阳 (yīnyáng), 法家 ( Fǎjiā), 名家 ( Míngjiā), and 墨家 ( Mòjiā))

liùfǔ

六腑

[六腑]

(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽／胆 (dǎn), stomach 胃 (wèi), large intestine 大腸／大肠 (dàchàng), small intestine 小腸／小肠 (xiǎochǎng), triple heater 三焦 (sānjiāo), bladder 膀胱 (pángguáng)

Liù Sì

六四

[六四]

refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989

Liùjiǎo

六脚

[六腳]

Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

Liùpánshuǐ

六盘水

[六盤水]

Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州／贵州 ( Guìzhōu)

liùyuèfèn

六月份

[六月份]

June

Lù'ānshì

六安市

[六安市]

Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui

Liùjiǎo Xiāng

六脚乡

[六腳鄉]

Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

liùmiàntǐ

六面体

[六面體]

hexahedron

liùhuánlù

六环路

[六環路]

Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008

liùshànmén

六扇门

[六扇門]

seat of the government
yamen
(in wuxia stories) special police force

liùhécǎi

六合彩

[六合彩]

Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

liùbiānxíng

六边形

[六邊形]

hexagon

Tǔwèi Liù

土卫六

[土衛六]

Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI

dìliùgǎn

第六感

[第六感]

sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)

Liùpán Shān

六盘山

[六盤山]

Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China

Dǒuliùshì

斗六市

[斗六市]

Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣／云林县 ( Yúnlínxiàn), Taiwan

Mǎliùjiǎ

马六甲

[馬六甲]

Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra

Shíliùguó

十六国

[十六國]

Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
also written 五胡十六國／五胡十六国

liùtàntáng

六碳糖

[六碳糖]

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖 (pútaotáng)

Xīngqīliù

星期六

[星期六]

Saturday

liùjiǎoxíng

六角形

[六角形]

hexagon

liùfēnyí

六分仪

[六分儀]

sextant

méiliùr

没六儿

[沒六兒]

variant of 沒溜兒／没溜儿 (méiliùr)

bābāliù

八八六

[八八六]

Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)

liùjiǎoxīng

六角星

[六角星]

six-pointed star
hexagram
star of David

Lǐbàiliù

礼拜六

[禮拜六]

Saturday

Liùguīxiāng

六龟乡

[六龜鄉]

Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Lùhéqū

六合区

[六合區]

Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇／江苏

Liùkùzhèn

六库镇

[六庫鎮]

Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan

liùshíniándài

六十年代

[六十年代]

the sixties
the 1960s

rénwǔrénliù

人五人六

[人五人六]

(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior

sāncháliùfàn

三茶六饭

[三茶六飯]

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)

sānshíliùjì

三十六计

[三十六計]

The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
all the possible schemes and stratagems

liùhébāfǎ

六合八法

[六合八法]

Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art

qīqíngliùyù

七情六欲

[七情六欲]

various emotions and desires

sāntóuliùbì

三头六臂

[三頭六臂]

lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
fig. to possess remarkable abilities
a being of formidable powers

shíliùwèiyuán

十六位元

[十六位元]

16-bit (computing)

liùzìzhēnyán

六字真言

[六字真言]

the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)

Jūnqíng Liùchù

军情六处

[軍情六處]

MI6 (British military intelligence agency)

Liù Rì Zhànzhēng

六日战争

[六日戰爭]

the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors

shēnhuáiliùjiǎ

身怀六甲

[身懷六甲]

to be pregnant (idiom)

liùfēnzhīyī

六分之一

[六分之一]

one sixth

yāowǔhèliù

吆五喝六

[吆五喝六]

lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

liùfānghuìtán

六方会谈

[六方會談]

six-sided talks (on North Korea)

liùkuàifùjī

六块腹肌

[六塊腹肌]

six-pack (abs)

Liù Cháo Shídài

六朝时代

[六朝時代]

the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang

liùshísìguà

六十四卦

[六十四卦]

the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經／易经

Liùpánshuǐshì

六盘水市

[六盤水市]

Liupanshui prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州／贵州 ( Guìzhōu)

zhèngliùbiānxíng

正六边形

[正六邊形]

regular hexagon

Fú Shēng Liù Jì

浮生六记

[浮生六記]

Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復／沈复 ( Shěn Fù), published 1808

shíliùzìjué

十六字诀

[十六字訣]

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 (díjìnwǒtuì,dízhùwǒrǎo,dípíwǒdǎ,dítuìwǒzhuī) 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

shíliùwánzhí

十六烷值

[十六烷值]

cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)

liùfúhuàyóu

六氟化铀

[六氟化鈾]

uranium hexafluoride (UF6)

liùjiǎoluómào

六角螺帽

[六角螺帽]

hexagonal nut

sāngūliùpó

三姑六婆

[三姑六婆]

women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

wǔzàngliùfǔ

五脏六腑

[五臟六腑]

five viscera and six bowels (TCM)

liùshénwúzhǔ

六神无主

[六神無主]

out of one's wits (idiom)
distracted
stunned

dìliùgǎnjué

第六感觉

[第六感覺]

sixth sense
intuition

liùfúhuàliú

六氟化硫

[六氟化硫]

sulfur hexafluoride

liùjíshìguān

六级士官

[六級士官]

sergeant major

shíliùjìnzhì

十六进制

[十六進制]

hexadecimal

Liùtāo Sānlüè

六韬三略

[六韜三略]

"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜／六韬 ( Liùtāo) and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略 ( Sānlüè), two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書／武经七书 ( Wǔjīng Qīshū), attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙 ( Jiāng Zǐyá)

liùqīnbùrèn

六亲不认

[六親不認]

not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

Liùfēnyízuò

六分仪座

[六分儀座]

Sextans (constellation)

jiǔshēngliùdiào

九声六调

[九聲六調]

nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

Lùzhītèqū

六枝特区

[六枝特區]

Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水／六盘水, west Guizhou

liùqīnwúkào

六亲无靠

[六親無靠]

orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
left to one's own devices

wǔyánliùsè

五颜六色

[五顏六色]

multicolored
every color under the sun

sānqīnliùgù

三亲六故

[三親六故]

old friends and relatives

liùjiǎokuòhào

六角括号

[六角括號]

tortoise shell brackets 〔〕

Liù Sì Shìjiàn

六四事件

[六四事件]

Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989

yītuìliù'èrwǔ

一退六二五

[一退六二五]

see 一推六二五 (yītuīliù'èrwǔ)

Wùxū Liùjūnzǐ

戊戌六君子

[戊戌六君子]

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 Sìtóng), Lin Xu 林旭 ( Lín Xù), Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀／杨深秀 ( Yáng Shēnxiù), Liu Guangdi 劉光第／刘光第 ( Liú Guāngdì), Kang Guangren 康廣仁／康广仁 ( Kāng Guǎngrén) and Yang Rui 楊銳／杨锐 ( Yáng Ruì)

Wǔhú Shíliùguó

五胡十六国

[五胡十六國]

Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)

nèiliùjiǎobānshǒu

内六角扳手

[內六角扳手]

Allen key
hex key

yītuīliù'èrwǔ

一推六二五

[一推六二五]

1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule)
(fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck

Běndǔ Shíliùshì

本笃十六世

[本篤十六世]

Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013

Shíliùguó Chūnqiū

十六国春秋

[十六國春秋]

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

liùshísìwèiyuán

六十四位元

[六十四位元]

64-bit (computing)

Liù Erwǔ Zhànzhēng

六二五战争

[六二五戰爭]

the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

Mǎliùjiǎ Hǎixiá

马六甲海峡

[馬六甲海峽]

Strait of Malacca

sānshíliùzìmǔ

三十六字母

[三十六字母]

thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory

bǎnbǎnliùshísì

板板六十四

[板板六十四]

unaccommodating
rigid

liù'èrwǔshìbiàn

六二五事变

[六二五事變]

Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)

sānbǎiliùshíháng

三百六十行

[三百六十行]

all walks of life (idiom)
every trade

língxíngliùmiàntǐ

菱形六面体

[菱形六面體]

(math.) rhombohedron

Liù Cháo Sì Dàjiā

六朝四大家

[六朝四大家]

Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興／曹不兴 ( Cáo Bùxīng), Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之／顾恺之 ( Gù Kǎizhī), Lu Tanwei 陸探微／陆探微 ( Lù Tànwēi) and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇／张僧繇 ( Zhāng Sēngyóu)

Liù Yī Ertóngjié

六一儿童节

[六一兒童節]