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six / 6
HSK 1
multicolored / every color under the sun
HSK 4
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used in place names
the sixties / the 1960s
all walks of life (idiom) / every trade
hexagon
lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra
sixteen / 16
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
six-pointed star; hexagram
sixty / 60
(idiom) various emotions and desires
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart , lungs , liver , kidneys 腎|肾, spleen and gall bladder 膽|胆)
out of one's wits (idiom) / distracted / stunned
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
June
June / sixth month (of the lunar year)
Saturday
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
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
Liupanshui, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省
64-bit (computing)
six close relatives, namely: father , mother , older brothers , younger brothers , wife , male children / one's kin
hexagon
Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia
sixth sense / intuition
Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
regular hexagon
“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
1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck
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
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
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
hexavalent
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)
six-pointed star; hexagram
tortoise shell brackets 〔〕
Saturday
(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
Allen key / hex key
one sixth
Lu'an, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省
Six Dynasties (220-589)
hexagonal
(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
hexagon
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
sixth sense (i.e. intuition, premonition, telepathy etc)
Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复, published 1808
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
old friends and relatives
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)
(place name)
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
seat of the government / yamen / (in wuxia stories) special police force
sulfur hexafluoride
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
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
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)
MI6 (British military intelligence agency)
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
Sixth ring road (Beijing), opened in 2008
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on / left to one's own devices
Pope Benedict XVI, original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), pope 2005–2013
hexagonal nut
hexadecimal
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold , heat , damp 濕|湿, dryness , fire
Saturday
empress and imperial concubines or their residence
(four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry
Strait of Malacca
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
sextant
Sextans (constellation)
hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math.)
hexahedron
16-bit (computing)
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
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

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