陆 (liù) — (numeral, bound form) six (capitalized form used in financial contexts)
Definition
陆 is the formal, capitalized numeral 'six' (六) used on checks, contracts, and other financial documents to prevent forgery. It is not used in everyday speech or writing.
bound form
(numeral, bound form) six (capitalized form used in financial contexts)
Examples
- 陆。Zhī piào shàng xiě de shì liù wàn yuán zhěng.The check says 'sixty thousand yuan exactly'.
- 陆。Tā shōu dào le liù bǎi yuán xiàn jīn.He received six hundred yuan in cash.
- 陆。Zhè bǐ jiāo yì jīn é shì liù qiān yuán.The amount of this transaction is six thousand yuan.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
坴
坴lù陸lù
Same sound today
The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.
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