Origin unclear. Various explainations include (1) possibly derives from 入 (enter), with two strokes on the bottom to distinguish it from 入 (enter) or (2) a pictograph of a hut, which is thought to be the original form of 廬. Either way, the current meaning is a phoentic loan.
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Historical Evolution
六
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
六
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
六
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
六
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
六
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
六
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
六
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
六
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
六
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
六
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
六
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
六
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
六
Regular
Modern
Chinese
六 [liù]
six; 6
Japanese
Korean
육 [六]
six; The number that is the sum of five and one.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
六 はすこ
Hasuko unclassified name
六 むい
Mui unclassified name
六 むつ
Mutsu given name
六 むつざき
Mutsuzaki surname
六 むつしょ
Mutsusho unclassified name
六 れんこ
Renko unclassified name
六 ろく
Roku surnamegiven name
CHINESE WORDS (196)
周六 [Zhōuliù] #3,146
Saturday
六月 [Liùyuè] #9,137
June
星期六 [Xīngqīliù] #3,984
Saturday
六合 [Lùhé] #36,097
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
五颜六色 [wǔyánliùsè] #33,059
multi-colored
五颜六色 [wǔyánliùsè] #33,059
multi-colored
六月份 [liùyuèfèn] #31,145
June
十六 [shíliù] #9,105
sixteen
六朝 [LiùCháo] #28,600
Six Dynasties (220-589)
第六感 [dìliùgǎn] #29,580
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 難しい [むずかしい] #680
difficult
⭐ 六 [ろく] #1,425
six
⭐ 十六 [じゅうろく] #5,643
sixteen
⭐ ６０ [ろくじゅう] #5,757
sixty
六時 [ろくじ] #8,098
six o'clock
⭐ ６月 [ろくがつ] #10,470
June
⭐ 六つ [むっつ] #11,353
six
六本 [ろっぽん] #14,205
six (long cylindrical things)
⭐ ６日 [むいか] #14,822
6th day of the month
四六時中 [しろくじちゅう] #15,615
around the clock
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