六 (liù)

six; 6

Etymology

Origin unclear. Various explainations include (1) possibly derives from 入 (enter), with two strokes on the bottom to distinguish it from 入 (enter) or (2) a pictograph of a hut, which is thought to be the original form of 廬. Either way, the current meaning is a phoentic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“六，《易》之數，陰變於六，正於八。从入，从八。”

Example sentences

  1. 他年近六十。 — He is close to sixty.
  2. 他们差六岁。 — The difference in their ages is six years.
  3. 快要六点了。 — It's almost six o'clock.
  4. 我六点起床。 — I get up at six.
  5. 我六英尺高。 — I am six feet tall.

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