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six / 6
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used in place names
the sixties / the 1960s
hexagon
six-pointed star; hexagram
sixty / 60
the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
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)
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14
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
Korean War (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950)
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game)
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
“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
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 〔〕
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
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)
seat of the government / yamen / (in wuxia stories) special police force
sulfur hexafluoride
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
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
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
hexagonal nut
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold , heat , damp 濕|湿, dryness , fire
empress and imperial concubines or their residence
sextant
Sextans (constellation)
hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math.)
hexahedron
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
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风, cold , heat , damp 濕|湿, dryness , fire
six-pack (abs)
sergeant major
Luhe, a district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu
Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖
Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
"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 姜子牙
uranium hexafluoride (UF6)
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors


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