liu4
six; 6

strokes 4
radical
strokes after radical 2
八八六 八八六 ba1 ba1 liu4
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)

板板六十四 板板六十四 ban3 ban3 liu4 shi2 si4
unaccommodating; rigid

本笃·十六世 本篤·十六世 ben3 du3 - shi2 liu4 shi4
Pope Benedict XVI; Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-), pope 2005-2013

第六感 第六感 di4 liu4 gan3
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)

第六感觉 第六感覺 di4 liu4 gan3 jue2
sixth sense; intuition

斗六 斗六 dou3 liu4
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan

斗六市 斗六市 dou3 liu4 shi4
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan

二十六岁 二十六歲 er4 shi2 liu4 sui4
26 years old

浮生六记 浮生六記 fu2 sheng1 liu4 ji4
Six records of a floating life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复, published 1808

过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom); fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

九声六调 九聲六調 jiu3 sheng1 liu4 diao4
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

军情六处 軍情六處 jun1 qing2 liu4 chu4
MI6 (British military intelligence agency)

礼拜六 禮拜六 li3 bai4 liu4
Saturday

六边形 六邊形 liu4 bian1 xing2
hexagon

六朝 六朝 liu4 chao2
Six Dynasties (220-589)

六朝时代 六朝時代 liu4 chao2 shi2 dai4
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang

六朝四大家 六朝四大家 liu4 chao2 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇

六陈 六陳 liu4 chen2
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)

六畜 六畜 liu4 chu4
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog

六二五事变 六二五事變 liu4 er4 wu3 shi4 bian4
Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)

六二五战争 六二五戰爭 liu4 er4 wu3 zhan4 zheng1
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

六方 六方 liu4 fang1
hexagonal

六方会谈 六方會談 liu4 fang1 hui4 tan2
six-sided talks (on North Korea)

六方最密堆积 六方最密堆積 liu4 fang1 zui4 mi4 dui1 ji1
hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math)

六分仪 六分儀 liu4 fen1 yi2
sextant

六分仪座 六分儀座 liu4 fen1 yi2 zuo4
Sextans (constellation)

六分之一 六分之一 liu4 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one sixth

六氟化硫 六氟化硫 liu4 fu2 hua4 liu2
sulfur hexafluoride

六氟化铀 六氟化鈾 liu4 fu2 hua4 you2
uranium hexafluoride (UF6)

六腑 六腑 liu4 fu3
(TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆, stomach 胃, large intestine 大腸|大肠, small intestine 小腸|小肠, triple heater 三焦, bladder 膀胱

六龟 六龜 liu4 gui1
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

六龟乡 六龜鄉 liu4 gui1 xiang1
Liugui or Liukuei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

六合 六合 liu4 he2
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe; everything under the sun

六合八法 六合八法 liu4 he2 ba1 fa3
Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art

六合彩 六合彩 liu4 he2 cai3
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)

六环路 六環路 liu4 huan2 lu4
Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008

六级士官 六級士官 liu4 ji2 shi4 guan1
sergeant major

六家 六家 liu4 jia1
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈 (儒家, 道家, 陰陽|阴阳, 法家, 名家, and 墨家)

六甲 六甲 liu4 jia3
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan

六甲乡 六甲鄉 liu4 jia3 xiang1
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan

六价 六價 liu4 jia4
hexavalent

六角 六角 liu4 jiao3
hexagon

六脚 六腳 liu4 jiao3
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan

六角括号 六角括號 liu4 jiao3 kuo4 hao4
square brackets 〔〕

六角螺帽 六角螺帽 liu4 jiao3 luo2 mao4
hexagonal nut

六脚乡 六腳鄉 liu4 jiao3 xiang1
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan

六角星 六角星 liu4 jiao3 xing1
six-pointed star; hexagram; star of David

六角形 六角形 liu4 jiao3 xing2
hexagon

六经 六經 liu4 jing1
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼, the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋

六库 六庫 liu4 ku4
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan

六库镇 六庫鎮 liu4 ku4 zhen4
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan

六块腹肌 六塊腹肌 liu4 kuai4 fu4 ji1
six-pack (abs)

六面体 六面體 liu4 mian4 ti3
six-sided figure (such as a cube or parallelepiped)

六盘山 六盤山 liu4 pan2 shan1
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China

六盘水 六盤水 liu4 pan2 shui3
Liupanshui prefecture level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州

六盘水市 六盤水市 liu4 pan2 shui3 shi4
Liupanshui prefecture level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州

六亲 六親 liu4 qin1
six close relatives, namely: father 父, mother 母, older brothers 兄, younger brothers 弟, wife 妻, male children 子; one's kin

六亲不认 六親不認 liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives

六亲无靠 六親無靠 liu4 qin1 wu2 kao4
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices

六日战争 六日戰爭 liu4 ri4 zhan4 zheng1
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors

六扇门 六扇門 liu4 shan4 men2
seat of the government; yamen; (in wuxia stories) special police force

六神 六神 liu4 shen2
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心, lungs 肺, liver 肝, kidneys 腎|肾, spleen 脾 and gall bladder 膽|胆)

六神无主 六神無主 liu4 shen2 wu2 zhu3
out of one's wits (idiom); distracted; stunned

六十 六十 liu4 shi2
sixty; 60

六十年代 六十年代 liu4 shi2 nian2 dai4
the sixties; the 1960s

六十四卦 六十四卦 liu4 shi2 si4 gua4
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经

六十四位元 六十四位元 liu4 shi2 si4 wei4 yuan2
64-bit (computing)

六书 六書 liu4 shu1
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

六四 六四 liu4 si4
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989

六四事件 六四事件 liu4 si4 shi4 jian4
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989

六碳糖 六碳糖 liu4 tan4 tang2
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖

六韬 六韜 liu4 tao1
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙

六韬三略 六韜三略 liu4 tao1 san1 lve4
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬 and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略, two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书, attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙

六邪 六邪 liu4 xie2
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold 寒, heat 暑, damp 濕|湿, dryness 燥, fire 火

六一儿童节 六一兒童節 liu4 yi1 er2 tong2 jie2
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14

六艺 六藝 liu4 yi4
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery 射 (射箭), charioteering 御 (駕車|驾车), calligraphy or literacy 書|书 (識字|识字), mathematics or reckoning 數|数 (計算|计算); another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经

六淫 六淫 liu4 yin2
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold 寒, heat 暑, damp 濕|湿, dryness 燥, fire 火

六月 六月 liu4 yue4
June; sixth month (of the lunar year)

六月份 六月份 liu4 yue4 fen4
June

六字真言 六字真言 liu4 zi4 zhen1 yan2
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)

六安 六安 lu4 an1
Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui

六安地区 六安地區 lu4 an1 di4 qu1
Lu'an prefecture, Anhui

六安市 六安市 lu4 an1 shi4
Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui

六合 六合 lu4 he2
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

六合区 六合區 lu4 he2 qu1
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

六枝特区 六枝特區 lu4 zhi1 te4 qu1
Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou

马六甲 馬六甲 ma3 liu4 jia3
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra

马六甲海峡 馬六甲海峽 ma3 liu4 jia3 hai3 xia2
the Strait of Malacca or Melaka

没六儿 沒六兒 mei2 liu4 er5
variant of 沒溜兒|没溜儿

穆罕默德六世 穆罕默德六世 mu4 han3 mo4 de2 liu4 shi4
King Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)

内六角扳手 內六角扳手 nei4 liu4 jiao3 ban1 shou3
Allen key; hex key

内六角圆柱头螺钉 內六角圓柱頭螺釘 nei4 liu4 jiao3 yuan2 zhu4 tou2 luo2 ding1
hexagon socket head cap screw

帕斯卡六边形 帕斯卡六邊形 pa4 si1 ka3 liu4 bian1 xing2
Pascal's hexagon

人五人六 人五人六 ren2 wu3 ren2 liu4
to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior

三百六十行 三百六十行 san1 bai3 liu4 shi2 hang2
all walks of life (idiom); every trade

三茶六饭 三茶六飯 san1 cha2 liu4 fan4
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes; to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)

三姑六婆 三姑六婆 san1 gu1 liu4 po2
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)

三亲六故 三親六故 san1 qin1 liu4 gu4
old friends and relatives

三十六计 三十六計 san1 shi2 liu4 ji4
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

三十六计,走为上策 三十六計,走為上策 san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 - zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.; see also 三十六計|三十六计

三十六计,走为上计 三十六計,走為上計 san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 - zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4
see 三十六計,走為上策|三十六计,走为上策

三十六字母 三十六字母 san1 shi2 liu4 zi4 mu3
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory

三头六臂 三頭六臂 san1 tou2 liu4 bi4
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers

山本五十六 山本五十六 shan1 ben3 wu3 shi2 liu4
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral

身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shen1 huai2 liu4 jia3
to be pregnant (idiom)

十六 十六 shi2 liu4
sixteen; 16

十六国 十六國 shi2 liu4 guo2
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

十六国春秋 十六國春秋 shi2 liu4 guo2 chun1 qiu1
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

十六进制 十六進制 shi2 liu4 jin4 zhi4
hexadecimal

十六烷值 十六烷值 shi2 liu4 wan2 zhi2
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)

十六位元 十六位元 shi2 liu4 wei4 yuan2
16-bit (computing)

土卫六 土衛六 tu3 wei4 liu4
Titan; Saturn's sixth moon

五胡十六国 五胡十六國 wu3 hu2 shi2 liu4 guo2
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)

五颜六色 五顏六色 wu3 yan2 liu4 se4
multi-colored; every color under the sun

五脏六腑 五臟六腑 wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)

戊戌六君子 戊戌六君子 wu4 xu1 liu4 jun1 zi3
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同, Lin Xu 林旭, Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀, Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第, Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁 and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐

星期六 星期六 xing1 qi1 liu4
Saturday

眼观六路耳听八方 眼觀六路耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 liu4 lu4 er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert (idiom)

吆五喝六 吆五喝六 yao1 wu3 he4 liu4
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

一退六二五 一退六二五 yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3
lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); fig. to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五

张三,李四,王五,赵六 張三,李四,王五,趙六 zhang1 san1 - li3 si4 - wang2 wu3 - zhao4 liu4
four proverbial names; Tom, Dick and Harry

正六边形 正六邊形 zheng4 liu4 bian1 xing2
regular hexagon

周六 週六 zhou1 liu4
Saturday