六
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Translingual[edit]
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Han character[edit]
六 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 卜金 (YC), four-corner 00800, composition ⿱亠八)
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 127, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1453
- Dae Jaweon: page 280, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 241, character 9
- Unihan data for U+516D
Chinese[edit]
simp. and trad. |
六 | |
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alternative forms | 陸/陆 financial 𠫪 |
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Glyph origin[edit]
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Pictogram (象形) – perhaps a shed. Originally using the similar-sounding word 廬 (OC *ra, “shed, cabin”) to represent the concept “six” (Liu Xinglong). Alternatively, it may be an ancient counting symbol.
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k-ruk (“six”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
六
- six
- 六城 ― liù chéng ― Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan)
- (printing) small text; The size of type between 小五 (xiǎowǔ, “little 5”) and 小六 (xiǎoliù, “little 6”), standardized as 7½ point.
- (dialectal) proficient
- (neologism, Internet slang) awesome; excellent; remarkable
- A surname. (pronounced Lù)
- name of an ancient state (pronounced Lù), also found in placenames (e.g., 六安 (Lù'ān) Lu'an, Anhui, China)
See also[edit]
Chinese numbers | ||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 108 | 1012 | |
Normal (小寫/小写) |
〇, 零 | 一 | 二 | 三 | 四 | 五 | 六 | 七 | 八 | 九 | 十 | 百 | 千 | 萬/万 十千 (Malaysia, Singapore) |
億/亿 | 兆 (Taiwan) 萬億/万亿 (Mainland China) |
Financial (大寫/大写) |
零 | 壹 | 貳/贰 | 參/叁 | 肆 | 伍 | 陸/陆 | 柒 | 捌 | 玖 | 拾 | 佰 | 仟 |
Compounds[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Others:
- → Proto-Tai: *krokᴰ (“six”)
References[edit]
- “六”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00286
- “Entry #587”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese[edit]
< 5 | 6 | 7 > |
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Cardinal : 六 | ||
Kanji[edit]
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: ろく (roku, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: りく (riku)
- Tō-on: りゅう (ryū)←りう (riu, historical)
- Kun: む (mu, 六, Jōyō); むい (mui, 六, Jōyō †); むつ (mutsu, 六つ, Jōyō); むっつ (muttsu, 六つ, Jōyō)
- Nanori: く (ku); むつ (mutsu)
Compounds[edit]
- 十六夜 (izayoi): the sixteenth night of every month
- 九六 (kunroku):
- 四分六 (shiburoku):
- 甚六 (jinroku):
- 双六 (sugoroku):
- 宿六 (yadoroku):
- 六花 (rikka):
- 六角 (rokkaku): hexagon
- 六感 (rokkan):
- 六穴 (rokketsu): the six holes of the human body, which are the mouth, eyes, ears, nose, anus, and genitals
- 表六玉 (hyōrokudama):
- 一六銀行 (ichirokuginkō):
- 三十六計 (sanjūrokkei):
- 六月 (rokugatsu): June
- 六号記事 (rokugōkiji):
- 六合 (rikugō):
- 六根清浄 (rokkonshōjō):
- 六三制 (rokusansei):
- 四六時中 (shirokujichū):
- 二六時中 (nirokujichū):
- 六識 (rokushiki):
- 六尺 (rokushaku):
- 六書 (rikusho):
- 一六勝負 (ichirokushōbu):
- 六情 (rokujō):
- 六親 (rokushin):
- 南斗六星 (nantorokusei):
- 六大州 (rokudaishū): the six continents
- 六道 (rokudō):
- 六日 (muika): sixth day of the month
- 六波羅蜜 (rokuharamitsu):
- 六部 (rokubu):
- 六辺形 (rokuhengei): hexagon
- 六分 (roppun):
- 六方 (roppō):
- 六法全書 (roppōzensho):
- 六本 (roppon):
- 六面体 (rokumentai):
- 六曜 (rokuyō):
- 六連星 (rokunensei):
- 六連発 (rokunenpatsu):
- 六腑 (roppu):
- 三面六臂 (sanmenroppi):
- 八面六臂 (hachimenroppi):
- 六韜三略 (rikutōsanryaku):
References[edit]
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- Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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六 |
む Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
The ablaut form of 三 (mi, “three”), which it doubles. From Old Japanese 六, from Proto-Japonic *mu.
Noun[edit]
- six
Derived terms[edit]
- 六つ (muttsu)
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term |
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六 |
ろく Grade: 1 |
goon |
Compare modern Cantonese reading luk6.
Alternative forms[edit]
- 陸 (used in legal documents)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- six
- a name of a hole of a wind instrument
Coordinate terms[edit]
Japanese numbers | |||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Regular | 零 (rei) 零 (zero) |
一 (ichi) | 二 (ni) | 三 (san) | 四 (yon) 四 (shi) |
五 (go) | 六 (roku) | 七 (nana) 七 (shichi) |
八 (hachi) | 九 (kyū) 九 (ku) |
十 (jū) |
Formal | 壱 (ichi) | 弐 (ni) | 参 (san) | 拾 (jū) | |||||||
90 | 100 | 300 | 600 | 800 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 100,000,000 | ||
Regular | 九十 (kyūjū) | 百 (hyaku) 一百 (ippyaku) |
三百 (sanbyaku) | 六百 (roppyaku) | 八百 (happyaku) | 千 (sen) 一千 (issen) |
三千 (sanzen) | 八千 (hassen) | 一万 (ichiman) | 一億 (ichioku) | |
Formal | 一萬 (ichiman) | ||||||||||
1012 | 8×1012 | 1013 | 1016 | 6×1016 | 8×1016 | 1017 | 1018 | ||||
一兆 (itchō) | 八兆 (hatchō) | 十兆 (jutchō) | 一京 (ikkei) | 六京 (rokkei) | 八京 (hakkei) | 十京 (jukkei) | 百京 (hyakkei) |
Korean[edit]
60 | ||
← 5 | 6 | 7 → |
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Native isol.: 여섯 (yeoseot) Native attr.: 여섯 (yeoseot), 엿 (yeot) (archaic) Sino-Korean: 육 (yuk), 륙 (ryuk) Hanja: 六 Ordinal: 여섯째 (yeoseotjjae) |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 六 (MC lɨuk̚).
Historical Readings | ||
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 륙〮 (Yale: lyúk) | |
Middle Korean | ||
Text | Eumhun | |
Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[2] | 여슷〮 (Yale: yèsús) | 륙〮 (Yale: lyúk) |
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɾjuk̚] ~ [juk̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [륙/육]
Hanja[edit]
六 (eumhun 여섯 륙 (yeoseot ryuk), South Korea 여섯 육 (yeoseot yuk))
Compounds[edit]
References[edit]
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [3]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
六: Hán Việt readings: lục[1][2][3], lúc (
六: Nôm readings: lúc[1][2][3][4], lục[1][2][3], lóc[1], trọc[1], lộc[3], lụt[3]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
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- Japanese kanji with kun reading むっ-つ
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