六 (luk6 | liu4) : six

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六

luk6

liu4

six

陸 is a variant of 六 in "full form", used in certain formal settings such as when dealing with currency.

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 八 (#12)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

六

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Oct 2014 05:11

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星期六 sing1 kei4 luk6 xing1 qi1 liu4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 liu4 (Taiwan) = Saturday

六月 luk6 jyut6 liu4 yue4 = June

六十 luk6 sap6 liu4 shi2 = sixty

禮拜六 lai5 baai3 luk6 li3 bai4 liu4 = Saturday

第六十 dai6 luk6 sap6 di4 liu4 shi2 = sixtieth

六個字 luk6 go3 zi6 = thirty minutes (also 半 in telling time)

五顏六色 ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 = multi-coloured, colorful, motley

六角括號 luk6 gok3 kut3 hou6 = "six corner" brackets

前四後六 cin4 sei3 hau6 luk6 = 10 weeks maternity leave

週六 zau1 luk6 zhou1 liu4 = Saturday 國

六號 luk6 hou6 liu4 hao4 = 6th day of the month

上周六 soeng6 zau1 luk6 = last Saturday 國

六合彩 luk6 hap6 coi2 liu4 he2 cai3 = Mark Six Lottery; lotto; lotteries fund

六六六 luk6 luk6 luk6 = benzene hexachloride (BHC)

三姑六婆 saam1 gu1 luk6 po4 san1 gu1 liu4 po2 = a group of gossipy women, a "sewing circle"; people who love to sow discord

六折 luk6 zit3 = 40% discount

五六十歲 ng5 luk6 sap6 seoi3 wu3 liu4 shi2 sui4 = (in one's) fifties or sixties (years of age)

板板六十四 baan2 baan2 luk6 sap6 sei3 ban3 ban3 liu4 shi2 si4 = unaccommodating; rigid

六邊形 luk6 bin1 jing4 liu4 bian1 xing2 = [geom.] hexagon

孖六 maa1 luk6 = double sixes 粵

六書 luk6 syu1 liu4 shu1 = six categories of Chinese Characters (象形,指事,形聲,會意,轉注,假借)

六氣 luk6 hei3 liu4 qi4 = the six factors in nature (wind, cold, summer heat, humidity, dryness and fire)

鬼五馬六 gwai2 ng5 maa5 luk6 = to act strangely

金六 gam1 luk6 = a roasted goose (lit., "golden six")

三口六面 saam1 hau2 luk6 min6 = (to talk) face-to-face 粵

三六香肉 saam1 luk6 hoeng1 juk6 = dog meat (see 三六) 粵

三六 saam1 luk6 san1 liu4 = dog meat; three sixes of worship 粵

十五十六 sap6 ng5 sap6 luk6 shi2 wu3 shi2 liu4 = hesitant, indecisive; the TVB game show 15/16

六角形手風琴 luk6 gok3 jing4 sau2 fung1 kam4 = a concertina (lit., "six-sided accordion")

四四六六 sei3 sei3 luk6 luk6 si4 si4 liu4 liu4 = properly; in the right way; fair, acceptable (for agreements) 粵

阿六 aa3 luk6 = goose meat (lit., "Mr. Six") 粵

六線譜 luk6 sin3 pou2 liu4 xian4 pu3 = tablature, tab (for guitar)

第六感 dai6 luk6 gam2 di4 liu4 gan3 = the sixth sense

六十後 luk6 sap6 hau6 liu4 shi2 hou4 = the people who was born during the 60's

身懷六甲 san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 shen1huai2 liu4 jia3 = to be pregnant

七窮六絕 cat1 kung4 luk6 zyut6 qi1 qiong2 liu4 jue2 = extremely impoverished; discouraged; defeated; disheartened 粵

做又卅六，唔做又卅六 zou6 jau6 saa1 luk6, m4 zou6 jau6 saa1 luk6 zuo4 you4 sa4 liu4, wu2 zuo4 you4 sa4 liu4 = to end up with the same result whether one does sth. or not 粵

六親不認 luk6 can1 bat1 jing6 liu4 qin1 bu4 ren4 = be disowned by one's own family

本篤十六世 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 ben3 du3 shi2 liu4 shi4 = Benedict XVI (Roman Catholic pope)

六氟化鈾 luk6 fat1 faa3 jau4 liu4 fu2 hua4 you2 = uranium hexafluoride (UF6)

土衛六 tou2 wai6 luk6 tu3 wei4 liu4 = Titan, Saturn's sixth moon

五窮六絕 ng5 kung4 luk6 zyut6 = May is the poor way; June is the dead end.

斗六 dau2 luk6 dou3 liu4 = Touliu (city in Taiwan)

六庫 luk6 fu3 liu4 ku4 = Liuku (place in Yunnan)

六甲鄉 luk6 gaap3 hoeng1 liu4 jia3 xiang1 = Liuchia (village in Taiwan)

六龜鄉 luk6 gwai1 hoeng1 liu4 gui1 xiang1 = Liukuei (village in Taiwan)

六合 luk6 hap6 lu4 he2 = Luhe (place in Jiangsu), Luk Hop

六安 luk6 on1 lu4 an1 = Lu'an (city in Anhui)

六安地區 luk6 on1 dei6 keoi1 lu4 an1 di4 qu1 = Lu'an district (district in Anhui)

六盤水 luk6 pun4 seoi2 lu4 pan2 shui3 = Lupanshui (city in Guizhou)

六枝特區 luk6 zi1 dak6 keoi1 lu4 zhi1 te4 qu1 = Luzhi te (area in Guizhou)

教宗本篤十六世 gaau3 zung1 bun2 duk1 sap6 luk6 sai3 = Pope Benedict XVI

六四大屠殺 luk6 sei3 daai6 tou4 saat3 liu4 si4 da4 tu2 sha1 = Tian'anmen massacre

六四紀念活動 luk6 sei3 gei3 nim6 wut6 dung6 liu4 si4 ji4 nian4 huo2 dong4 = Tian'anmen massacre commemorative activities

六方會談 luk6 fong1 wui6 taam4 liu4 fang1 hui4 tan2 = six-sided talks (on North Korea)

五臟六腑 ng5 zong6 luk6 fu2 wu3 zang4 liu4 fu3 = the internal organs

二打六 ji6 daa2 luk6 = low standard; unqualified person 粵

七情六慾 cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6 = the seven emotions and six desires (confuse the true nature of man)

六式碼 luk6 sik1 maa5 = six sigma 粵

阿六切仔麵 aa3 luk6 cit3 zai2 min6 = ah-liu noodles

六角匙 luk6 gok3 si4 liu4 jiao3 shi1 = Allen key

六字訣 luk6 zi6 kyut3 = Liu Zi Jue

三時六候 saam1 si4 luk6 hau6 = at any time; as the occasion allows

內六角螺絲刀 noi6 luk6 gok3 lo4 si1 dou1 nei4 liu4 jiao3 luo2 si1 dao1 = an Allen driver

六點半棍 luk6 dim2 bun3 gwan3 liu4 dian3 ban4 gun4 = Luk Dim Boon Kwun, Six and A Half Point Pole

坐定粒六 zo6 ding6 nap1 luk6 = have full confidence 粵

扭六壬 nau2 luk6 jam4 niu3 liu4 ren2 = pull out all the stops 粵

六腳鄉 luk6 goek3 hoeng1 liu4 jiao3 xiang1 = Liuchiao (village in Taiwan)

Showing all 7 examples containing 六

我有六呎高。
I am six feet tall.

一分鐘有六十秒。
There are sixty seconds in a minute.

一小時有六十分鐘。
There are sixty minutes in an hour.

佢病到五顏六色粵
He is seriously ill.

我聽朝喺六點鐘開工，所以我今晚唔可以行公司粵
I‘ve got to start work at six tomorrow, so I can't go shopping tonight.
[Lit. I tomorrow morning at six o'clock start-work, therefore I this-evening cannot go-shopping]

筆錢拖欠咗六個月。粵
The payment has been six months in arrears.
[Where Cantonese language uses a concrete word (拖欠) with substantial meaning as the verb, English language uses two function words (has been) as the verb. ]

雖然佢三十六度板斧都出齊，但都唔夠你犀利粵
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.

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