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六

六 U+516D, 六
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-516D
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See also: 大, 穴, and 冘
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TranslingualEdit

Stroke order
 

Han characterEdit

六 (radical 12 八+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 卜金 (YC), four-corner 00800, composition ⿱亠八)

ReferencesEdit

ChineseEdit

simp. and trad.
 六
alt. forms 陸／陆 financial
𠫪

Glyph originEdit

Historical forms of the character 六
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Bamboo and silk script Large seal script Small seal script
         
Oracle bone script
 

j29782
 

j29783
 

j29784
 

j29785
 

j29786
 

j29787
 

j29788
 

j29789
 

j29790
 

j29791
 

j29792
 

j29793
 

j29794
 

j29795
 

j29796
 

j29797
 

j29798
 

j29799
 

j29800
 

j29801
 

j29802
 

j29803
 

j29804
 

j29805
 

j29806
 

j29807
 

j29808
 

j29809
 

j29810
 

j29811
Bronze inscriptions
 

b19884
 

b19885
 

b19886
 

b19887
 

b19888
 

b19889
 

b19890
 

b19891
 

b19892
 

b19893
 

b19894
 

b19895
 

b19896
 

b19897
 

b19898
 

b19899
 

b19900
 

b19901
 

b19902
 

b19903
 

b19904
 

b19905
 

b19906
 

b19907
 

b19908
Large seal script
 

L37442
 

L37443
 

L37444
 

L25250
 

L25251
 

L25252
 

L25253
Small seal script
 

s10921
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 (large seal) and
  • Xu 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.

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-(k-)ruk.

PronunciationEdit

Note:
  • liù - usual pronunciation;
  • lù - ancient pronunciation preserved in some proper nouns (六安 and the ancient state in the vicinity, as well as the surname).
Note:
  • la̍k - vernacular;
  • lio̍k - literary.
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
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/

DefinitionsEdit

六

  1. six
  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. A surname​.

See alsoEdit

Chinese numbers
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 102 103 104 108 1012
Cardinal 〇 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十 百 千 萬
万		 億
亿		 兆
Financial 零 壹 貳
贰		 參
叁		 肆 伍 陸
陆		 柒 捌 玖 拾 佰 仟 萬
万		 億
亿		 兆

CompoundsEdit

Derived terms from 六

DescendantsEdit

Sino-Xenic (六):

Others:

JapaneseEdit

Japanese cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : 六

KanjiEdit

六

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. six
ReadingsEdit
CompoundsEdit
Compounds

ReferencesEdit

  • 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 1Edit

The ablaut form of mi "three", which it doubles.

NounEdit

六 (hiragana む, rōmaji mu)

  1. six
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

  • 陸 (used in legal documents)

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ro.kuꜜ/, [ɽo̞˨.kɯᵝ˦]

NounEdit

六 (hiragana ろく, rōmaji roku)

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

KoreanEdit

HanjaEdit

六 • (ryuk(yuk))

  • Eumhun:
    • Sound (hangeul): 륙(육) (revised: ryuk (yuk), McCune-Reischauer: ryuk (yuk), Yale: lyuk (lyuk))
    • Name (hangeul): 여섯 (revised: yeoseot, McCune-Reischauer: yŏsŏt, Yale: yeses)
  1. six

VietnameseEdit

Han characterEdit

六 (lục, lúc, lúc, lụt)

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