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liù six / 6
996 jiǔ jiǔ liù 9am–9pm, six days a week (work schedule)
七上八下 shàng xià at sixes and sevens / perturbed state of mind / in a mess
形声 xíng shēng ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
三十六计 sān shí liù The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction / all the possible schemes and stratagems
象形字 xiàng xíng pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
康广仁 Kāng Guǎng rén Kang Guangren (1867-1898), younger brother of Kang Youwei 康有為|康有为[Kang1 You3 wei2] and one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
六角星 liù jiǎo xīng six-pointed star; hexagram
横七竖八 héng shù in disorder / at sixes and sevens (idiom)
五脏六腑 zàng liù five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
六字真言 liù zhēn yán the six-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva (i.e. om mani padme hum)
侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards / (also an official title in earlier dynasties)
会意 huì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
三十六计,走为上策 sān shí liù , zǒu wéi shàng of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom) / the best thing to do is leave
六合 liù the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
六神 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
眼观六路耳听八方 yǎn guān liù ěr tīng fāng lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)
四分五裂 fēn liè (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
六畜 liù chù six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
六方会谈 Liù fāng Huì tán Six-Party Talks (2003–2007) on North Korea's nuclear program, involving China, the US, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Russia
会意字 huì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
六朝四大家 Liù Cháo jiā Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]
反正一样 fǎn zhèng yàng whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long
假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
六书 liù shū 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)


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