六

CJKV/code

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

desctree

→ Proto-Tai: *krokᴰ (“six”)
Northern Tai
Bouyei: rogt
Tai Do: hốc
Zhuang: roek, loeg
Central Tai
Tày: hốc
Nùng: róc
Nong Zhuang: choak
Proto-Southwestern Tai: *xrokᴰ¹ˢ
Thai: หก (hòk)
Northern Thai: ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ
Lao: ຫົກ (hok)
Lü: ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok)
Tai Dam: ꪶꪬꪀ
Shan: ႁူၵ်း (húuk)
Tai Nüa: ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hǒk)
Aiton: ꩭုက် (huk)
Phake: ꩭုက် (huk)
Ahom: 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk)

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

Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan)

六城


陸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *m·ruɡ): semantic 阝 + phonetic 坴 (OC *m·ruɡ).
Perhaps related to Proto-Wa (*[ʔ]rok, "dry land") (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

陆
𤱒
𡽷
𨽐
𨽰
𨽫
𨽱
𠃈

student from mainland China studying in Taiwan

陸生

陆生

中國大陸 中國大陸#Chinese

中国大陆 中国大陆#Chinese

Short for 中國大陸／中国大陆 (Zhōngguó dàlù, “mainland China”).


六書

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (六書):
* → Japanese: 六(りく)書(しょ) (rikusho)
* → Korean: 육서(六書) (yukseo)
* → Vietnamese: lục thư (六書)

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² syː⁵⁵/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² syː⁵⁵/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɯ³³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

指事: ideogram

六書／六书 (liùshū, “The six types of Han characters”)


六月

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ly⁴² ŋyɛ⁴²/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/lak̚³⁵⁻² ɡəʔ³⁵/

/lak̚⁵⁴⁻³² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡəʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡeʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡeʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻¹ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻² ɡue³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦyɪʔ²³/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/ly⁴² ŋyɛ⁴²/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡəʔ⁴³/

/lak̚³⁵⁻² ɡəʔ³⁵/

/lak̚⁵⁴⁻³² ɡəʔ⁵⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡəʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡeʔ⁴³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡeʔ²⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡeʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡueʔ¹²¹/

/lak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡueʔ⁴³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻¹ ɡueʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻² ɡue³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦyɪʔ²³/


過五關斬六將

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

го у гуань чжань лю цзян

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɔː³³ ŋ̍¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ t͡saːm³⁵ lʊk̚² t͡sœːŋ³³/

A fictional story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

pass through five checkpoints, and slay six generals

2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 34 (Mainland version)

Nǐmen kě zhēn shì bù zhīdào, zhè xiǎoliǎngkǒu wa, zhēn shì hǎoshìduōmó. Nénggòu ái dào jīntiān dìnghūn, zhēn shì bùróngyì. Jiǎnzhí shì guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng a.

你們可真是不知道，這小兩口哇，真是好事多磨。能夠捱到今天訂婚，真是不容易。簡直是過五關斬六將啊。

你们可真是不知道，这小两口哇，真是好事多磨。能够挨到今天订婚，真是不容易。简直是过五关斩六将啊。

(figurative) to get past all manner of hardships


六角形

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ jɪŋ²¹/


六四

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/


六分儀

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/lʊk̚² fɐn⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻²¹ huŋ⁵⁵ ŋi⁵³/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ i³⁵/

/lʊk̚² fɐn⁵⁵ jiː²¹/

/l̃øyʔ⁵⁻²¹ huŋ⁵⁵ ŋi⁵³/


六道

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(Buddhism) the six realms of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara


六弦琴

Sino-Xenic (六弦琴):
* → Japanese: 六弦琴(ろくげんきん) (rokugenkin)

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/lʊk̚² jiːn²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³⁻²² kʰim¹³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/lʊk̚² jiːn²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɛn²⁴⁻²² kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³⁻²² kʰim¹³/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɛn²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/


正六面體

ㄓㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧˇ

чжэнлюмяньти

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ lʊk̚² miːn²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ lʊk̚² miːn²² tʰɐi̯³⁵/


六朝

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

the capital of the Six Dynasties (Nanjing)

六朝古都

Cao Wei
Chen dynasty
Eastern Han dynasty
Eastern Wei
Eastern Wu
Eastern Zhou dynasty
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Han dynasty
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Jin dynasty (265–420)
Liang dynasty
Liao dynasty
Liu Song dynasty
Ming dynasty
Northern Qi
Northern Wei
Northern Zhou
Northern and Southern dynasties
Qin dynasty
Qing dynasty
Shang dynasty
Shu Han
Song dynasty
Southern Qi
Southern and Northern dynasties
Spring and Autumn period
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Three Kingdoms
Warring States period
Western Han dynasty
Western Liao
Western Wei
Western Xia
Western Zhou dynasty
Xia dynasty
Xin dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Zhou dynasty


平行六面體

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧˇ

пинсин люмяньти

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


三六

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

Three plus six is nine 九, which is homophonous to 狗 (“dog”) in some varieties.


三六九等

ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄥˇ

саньлюцзюдэн

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


六莖

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

"Six Stems", a musical composition attributed to the mythological Emperor Zhuanxu


六角柱

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄨˋ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyː¹³/

/liʊk̚¹ kɔk̚¹ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ t͡sʰyː¹³/

/liʊk̚¹ kɔk̚¹ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/


四六文

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/


駢四儷六

ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄙˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/