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  *六* | 六* | *六
six / 6
HSK 1
multicolored / every color under the sun
HSK 4
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)
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on / left to one's own devices
hexagonal nut
Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold , heat , damp 濕|湿, dryness , fire
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
all walks of life (idiom) / every trade
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
the sixties / the 1960s
sixty / 60
unaccommodating / rigid
(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *六* | 六* | *六
used in place names
sixteen / 16
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
Saturday
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold , heat , damp 濕|湿, dryness , fire
(place name)
hexagon
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
hexagonal
hexavalent
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
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
sextant
June / sixth month (of the lunar year)
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
Allen key / hex key
Saturday
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼 (禮儀|礼仪), music 樂|乐 (音樂|音乐), archery (射箭), charioteering (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
six close relatives, namely: father , mother , older brothers , younger brothers , wife , male children / one's kin
lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
out of one's wits (idiom) / distracted / stunned
empress and imperial concubines or their residence
Liupanshui, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省
hexadecimal
to be pregnant (idiom)
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
Strait of Malacca
Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
(math.) parallelepiped
one sixth
“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 姜子牙
Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复, published 1808
Lu'an, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省
hexahedron
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)
Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008
Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
Six Dynasties (220-589)
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
old friends and relatives
Saturday
1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck
(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆, stomach , large intestine 大腸|大肠, small intestine 小腸|小肠, triple heater 三焦, bladder 膀胱
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
(idiom) various emotions and desires
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
hexagon
lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling
Douliu or Touliu city in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart , lungs , liver , kidneys 腎|肾, spleen and gall bladder 膽|胆)
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
six-pointed star; hexagram
June
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
sulfur hexafluoride
six-pointed star; hexagram
hexagon
regular hexagon
of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math.)
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
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 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
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), pope 2005–2013
MI6 (British military intelligence agency)
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
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
King Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963–)
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
hexagon socket head cap screw
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

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