六 (liù) — six
Definition
numeral
six
Easily confused
Examples
- 六。Wǒ mǎi le liù gè píng guǒ.I bought six apples.
- 。Wǒ liù diǎn qù xué xiào.I go to school at six o'clock.
- 六。Wǒ mèi mei liù suì le.My younger sister is six years old.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
The shape of 六 may come from a simple drawing of a shed, or from an ancient counting mark.
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