liù six; 6

Made up of [ tóu head; lid radical 8, eight; 8 radical 12]
Made with 4 strokes.
Contains the element indication for division to suggest it is an even number as in 4,6 and 8
Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses tóu component: hēng (prosperous) jīng (capital) (area) shāng (commerce) shì (market) wáng (to die) (night) (also)
Also uses component: dài (to respect) fēn (divide) gòng (common) gōng (public) guān (shut) huáng (yellow) líng (mound) (his) shāng (commerce) (four) xīng (prosper) xué (cave)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 六
Stroke order for character 六, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license

Cities

六安 Lu'an, Anhui

Proverbs

三十六计,走为上策 sān shí liù jì, zǒu wéi shàng cè Sometimes it is best to avoid conflict altogether. Flight can be the best option. 'The Thirty-Six Stratagems' was written by the great military thinker Sun Zi

Phrases

wǒ yǒu liù zhāng hóng piào I have six red tickets