六

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六 U+516D, 六
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-516D
← 公
[U+516C] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 兮 →
[U+516E]
六 U+F9D1, 六
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9D1
← 類
[U+F9D0] 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 戮 →
[U+F9D2]
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Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
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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
alternative forms 陸／陆 financial
𠫪
The number six in Chinese number gestures

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 六
Shang Western Zhou Warring States Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bronze inscriptions Chu slip and silk script Qin slip script Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
六-bronze-shang.svg 六-oracle.svg 六-bronze.svg 六-bronze-warring.svg 六-silk.svg 六-slip.svg 六-seal.svg 六-bigseal.svg
Oracle bone script
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j29782

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j29783

ACC-j29784.svg

j29784

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j29785

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j29786

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j29787

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j29788

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j29789

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j29790

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j29791

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j29792

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j29793

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j29794

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j29795

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j29796

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j29797

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j29798

ACC-j29799.svg

j29799

ACC-j29800.svg

j29800

ACC-j29801.svg

j29801

ACC-j29802.svg

j29802

ACC-j29803.svg

j29803

ACC-j29804.svg

j29804

ACC-j29805.svg

j29805

ACC-j29806.svg

j29806

ACC-j29807.svg

j29807

ACC-j29808.svg

j29808

ACC-j29809.svg

j29809

ACC-j29810.svg

j29810

ACC-j29811.svg

j29811

Bronze inscriptions
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b19884

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b19885

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b19886

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b19887

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b19888

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b19889

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b19890

ACC-b19891.svg

b19891

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b19892

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b19893

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b19894

ACC-b19895.svg

b19895

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b19896

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b19897

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b19898

ACC-b19899.svg

b19899

ACC-b19900.svg

b19900

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b19901

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b19902

ACC-b19903.svg

b19903

ACC-b19904.svg

b19904

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b19905

ACC-b19906.svg

b19906

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b19907

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b19908

Small seal script
ACC-s10921.svg

s10921

Transcribed ancient scripts
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L37442

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L37443

ACC-L37444.svg

L37444

ACC-L25250.svg

L25250

ACC-L25251.svg

L25251

ACC-L25252.svg

L25252

ACC-L25253.svg

L25253

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

  • Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
  • Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
  • Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
  • Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Characters in the same phonetic series (六) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
六 *ruɡ
圥 *ruɡ

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]

Note:
  • Cantonese
  • Gan
  • Hakka
  • Jin
  • Min Bei
  • Min Dong
  • Min Nan
    • Note:
    • la̍k - vernacular;
    • lio̍k - literary.
  • Wu
  • Xiang
    • Rime
    Character 六
    Reading # 1/1
    Initial (聲) 來 (37)
    Final (韻) 屋 (4)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 力竹切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/lɨuk̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/liuk̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/liuk̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/luwk̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/liuk̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/lĭuk̚/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/li̯uk̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		lǜ
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		luk6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 六
    Reading # 1/1
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		liù
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ ljuwk ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*k.ruk/
    English six

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 六
    Reading # 1/1
    No. 8341
    Phonetic
    component         		六
    Rime
    group         		覺
    Rime
    subdivision         		1
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		六
    Old
    Chinese         		/*ruɡ/

    Definitions[edit]

    六

    1. six
      六城  ―  liù chéng  ―  Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan)
    2. (printing) small text; The size of type between 小五 (xiǎowǔ, “little 5”) and 小六 (xiǎoliù, “little 6”), standardized as 7½ point.
    3. (dialectal) proficient
    4. (neologism, Internet slang) awesome; excellent; remarkable
    5. A surname​. (pronounced Lù)
    6. 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
    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]

    Derived terms from 六

    Descendants[edit]

    Sino-Xenic (六):
    • → Japanese: 六(ろく) (roku)
    • → Korean: 육/륙 (六, yuk/ryuk)
    • → Vietnamese: lục (六)

    Others:

    References[edit]

    Japanese[edit]

    Japanese cardinal numbers
     <  5 6 7  > 
        Cardinal : 六

    Kanji[edit]

    六

    (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    1. six
    Readings[edit]

    Compounds[edit]
    Compounds

    References[edit]

    • New Nelson: 371
    • Halpern: 1965
    • Halpern Learners: 1244
    • Heisig: 6
    • Tuttle Kanji Dictionary: 2j2.2
    1. Source: EDICT and KANJIDIC files licensed by the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group.

    Etymology 1[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    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]

    六(む) • (mu) 

    1. six
    Derived terms[edit]

    Etymology 2[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    六
    ろく
    Grade: 1
    goon

    From Chinese 六.

    Compare modern Cantonese reading luk6.

    Alternative forms[edit]

    • 陸 (used in legal documents)

    Pronunciation[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    六(ろく) • (roku) 

    1. six
    2. a name of a hole of a wind instrument

    Coordinate terms[edit]

    Japanese numbers
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Regular 零(れい) (rei)
    零(ゼロ) (zero)     		一(いち) (ichi) 二(に) (ni) 三(さん) (san) 四(よん) (yon)
    四(し) (shi)     		五(ご) (go) 六(ろく) (roku) 七(なな) (nana)
    七(しち) (shichi)     		八(はち) (hachi) 九(きゅう) (kyū)
    九(く) (ku)     		十(じゅう) (jū)
    Formal 壱(いち) (ichi) 弐(に) (ni) 参(さん) (san) 拾(じゅう) (jū)
    90 100 300 600 800 1,000 3,000 8,000 10,000 100,000,000
    Regular 九(きゅう)十(じゅう) (kyūjū) 百(ひゃく) (hyaku)
    一(いっ)百(ぴゃく) (ippyaku)     		三(さん)百(びゃく) (sanbyaku) 六(ろっ)百(ぴゃく) (roppyaku) 八(はっ)百(ぴゃく) (happyaku) 千(せん) (sen)
    一(いっ)千(せん) (issen)     		三(さん)千(ぜん) (sanzen) 八(はっ)千(せん) (hassen) 一(いち)万(まん) (ichiman) 一(いち)億(おく) (ichioku)
    Formal 一(いち)萬(まん) (ichiman)
    1012 8×1012 1013 1016 6×1016 8×1016 1017 1018
    一(いっ)兆(ちょう) (itchō) 八(はっ)兆(ちょう) (hatchō) 十(じゅっ)兆(ちょう) (jutchō) 一(いっ)京(けい) (ikkei) 六(ろっ)京(けい) (rokkei) 八(はっ)京(けい) (hakkei) 十(じゅっ)京(けい) (jukkei) 百(ひゃっ)京(けい) (hyakkei)

    Korean[edit]

    Korean numbers (edit)
    60
     ←  5 6 7  → 
        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
    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]

    Hanja[edit]

    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    六 (eumhun 여섯 륙 (yeoseot ryuk), South Korea 여섯 육 (yeoseot yuk))

    1. Hanja form? of 륙/육 (“six”).

    Compounds[edit]

    Compounds

    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 (力(lực)竹(trúc)切(thiết))[1]
    六: Nôm readings: lúc[1][2][3][4], lục[1][2][3], lóc[1], trọc[1], lộc[3], lụt[3]

    1. Hán tự form of lục (“six”).

    Derived terms[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Nguyễn (2014).
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Trần (2004).
    4. ^ Hồ (1976).
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