| 六 | 829C05 60.80 | 部居  | 畫數 4 | ㄌㄧㄡˋ [liu4] | ||
| N. | The number six (wr. 陸 in checks as print). | |||||
| Words | 1. 六朝 [liu4chao2], n., the Six Dyns. (3rd to 6th centuries inclusive) 吳，東晉，宋，齊，梁，陳 all with Nanking as capital, known for culture of the South during northern occupation, beginning 420 A.D., see Appendix D. 2. 六陳 [liu4chen2], n., the six grains (rice, wheat, barley, soy bean, small bean, sesame) which are called 陳, “old,” because imperishable; 六陳行 grain shop. 3. 六親 [liu4qin1], n., the six relations, brothers, wife and children, i.c., (a) 父，母，兄，弟，妻，子; n., (b) 父，子，兄，弟，夫，婦; 六親不認 not to recognize one's own closest relatives. 4. 六畜 [liu4chu4], n., the six domestic animals: horse, cow, sheep, chicken, dog and pig. 5. 六法 [liu4fa3], n., the six laws (criminal, civil, commercial, etc.). 6. 六根 [liu4gen1], n., (Budd.) the six senses: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind: 六根不淨 the senses still in control; 六根不全 the senses are deficient. 7. 六合 [liu4he2], n., the six directions: east, west, north, south, heaven (up) and earth (down); the material universe: 六合之內 all within the universe. 8. 六指兒 [liu4zhe3er0], n., “six fingers” i.e., one extra thumb or finger. 9. 六角形 [liu4jiao3xing2], n, & adj., hexagon, -al. 10. 六經 [liu4jing1], n., the “Six Classics”: The Book of Poetry (詩), Book of History (書), Book of Changes (易), Book of Rites (禮), Book of Music (樂), Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋) (actually Book of Music is missing, so the term “Five Classics” is more common). 11. 六禮 [liu4li3], n., (1) the six ceremonies of betrothal and marriage (納采，問名，納吉，納徵，請期，親迎); (2) the anc. six ceremonies in classics: capping, wedding, funeral, sacrifice, communal festival, presentation (冠，婚，喪，祭，鄉飲酒，相見). 12. 六面體 [liu4mian4ti3], n., & adj., hexahedron, -dral. 13. 六婆 [liu4po2], n., the six classes of professional women: 牙婆，媒婆，師婆，虔婆，藥婆，隱婆 slave trader, matchmaker, priestess, thief, herb woman and midwife. 14. 六神 [liu4shen2], n., source of energy controlling the 六臟 six organs (心，肺，肝，腎，脾，膽 the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, gall-bladder): 六神無主 the internal organs are out of order. 15. 六書 [liu4shu1], n., the six principles of formation of Chin. script: 象形 pictograph, 指事 picture of action, 會意 ideograph, 諧聲 phonetic symbol, 轉注 figurative extension of meaning, 假借 making one form stand for another word (“u.f.” in this dictionary). 16. 六言詩 [liu4yan2shi1], n., Chin verse form, with six syllables in each line. 17. 六藝 [liu4yi4], n., the classical six arts (禮，樂，射，御，書，數 propriety, music, archery, riding, writing, arithmetic). 18. 六月 [liu4yUe4], n., June. | |||||