六

See also: 大, 穴, and 冘

六	U+516D, 六 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-516D

← 公
[U+516C]

CJK Unified Ideographs

兮 →
[U+516E]

㈥	U+3225, ㈥ PARENTHESIZED IDEOGRAPH SIX

← ㈤
[U+3224]

Enclosed CJK Letters and Months

㈦ →
[U+3226]

㊅	U+3285, ㊅ CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH SIX

← ㊄
[U+3284]

Enclosed CJK Letters and Months

㊆ →
[U+3286]

六	U+F9D1, 六 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9D1

← 類
[U+F9D0]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

戮 →
[U+F9D2]

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六

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Han character

六 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 卜金 (YC), four-corner 0080₀, composition ⿱亠八)

Derived characters

𰃞

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 127, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1453
Dae Jaweon: page 280, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 241, character 9
Unihan data for U+516D
Unihan data for U+F9D1

Thumb — The number six in Chinese number gestures

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 六, Shang ...

Historical forms of the character 六
Shang		Western Zhou	Warring States			Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Oracle bone script j29782 j29783 j29784 j29785 j29786 j29787 j29788 j29789 j29790 j29791 j29792 j29793 j29794 j29795 j29796 j29797 j29798 j29799 j29800 j29801 j29802 j29803 j29804 j29805 j29806 j29807 j29808 j29809 j29810 j29811 Bronze inscriptions b19884 b19885 b19886 b19887 b19888 b19889 b19890 b19891 b19892 b19893 b19894 b19895 b19896 b19897 b19898 b19899 b19900 b19901 b19902 b19903 b19904 b19905 b19906 b19907 b19908 Small seal script s10921 Transcribed ancient scripts L37442 L37443 L37444 L25250 L25251 L25252 L25253
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

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	Old Chinese
六	*ruɡ
圥	*ruɡ

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Characters in the same phonetic series (六) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Pictogram (象形) – perhaps a shed. Originally using the similar-sounding word 廬 (OC *ra, “shed, cabin”) to represent the concept “six” (Liu Xinglong). Alternatively, it may be an ancient counting symbol.

Etymology 1

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simp. and trad.		六
alternative forms		陸／陆 financial 𠫪

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k-ruk (“six”).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character	六
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	屋 (4)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力竹切
Baxter	ljuwk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨuk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/liuk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/liuk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luwk̚/
Li Rong	/liuk̚/
Wang Li	/lĭuk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯uk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	luk⁶

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	六
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	liù
Middle Chinese	‹ ljuwk ›
Old Chinese	/*k.ruk/
English	six
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	六
Reading #	1/1
No.	8341
Phonetic component	六
Rime group	覺
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	六
Old Chinese	/*ruɡ/

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): liù, lù (liu⁴, lu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ, ㄌㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nu² / niu²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): liǔ

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): lůq

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): лю (li͡u, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): luk⁶

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): nguk⁸

(Taishan, Wiktionary): luuk⁵

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): luk⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): liuh⁶ / liuh⁷
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): liuk

(Hailu, HRS): liug

(Meixian, Guangdong): liug⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): liou³ / lueh⁴
Northern Min (KCR): lṳ̀
Eastern Min (BUC): lĕ̤k
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): lah⁷ / loeh⁷ / lyeh⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): la̍k / lio̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): lag⁸
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁸loq / ²lou
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liòu
  - Wade–Giles: liu⁴
  - Yale: lyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liow
  - Palladius: лю (lju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lù
  - Wade–Giles: lu⁴
  - Yale: lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luh
  - Palladius: лу (lu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lu⁵¹/

Note:

liù - usual pronunciation;
lù - variant pronunciation preserved in some words (六安, 六合, 身懷六甲, 麻六甲).

- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: nu² / niu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lu / liu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nu²¹/, /niəu²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: liǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liɤu²¹/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: lůq
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): luq⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /luʔ⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: лю (li͡u, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liou²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: luk⁶
  - Yale: luhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚²/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: nguk⁸
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋʊk̚²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: luuk⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵk̚³²/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: luk⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: liuh⁶ / liuh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liuʔ⁵/, /liuʔ²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liuk
  - Hakka Romanization System: liug^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯uk̚²/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: liug
  - Sinological IPA: /liuk⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: liug⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /liʊk̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: liou³ / lueh⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /liəu⁴⁵/, /luəʔ²/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lṳ̀
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁴²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lĕ̤k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃øyʔ⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: lah⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: lah⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /laʔ²⁴/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: loeh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: lyeh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lyøʔ²⁴/

Note:

lah7 - vernacular;
loeh7/lyeh7 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la̍k / lio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: la̍k / lio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lak, liok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lak̚⁴/, /liɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lak̚²⁴/, /liɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lak̚¹²¹/, /liɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lak̚⁴/, /liɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lak̚⁴/, /liɔk̚⁴/

Note:

la̍k - vernacular;
lio̍k - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: lag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: la̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lak̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Chuansha, Suzhou, Kunshan, Yixing, Changzhou, Jingjiang, Jiaxing, Tongxiang, Haining, Haiyan, Deqing, Hangzhou, Xiaoshan, Shaoxing, Cixi, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
  - Wugniu: ⁸loq
  - MiniDict: loh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵loq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loʔ¹²/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /loʔ¹²/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /loʔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦloʔ²/
  - Sinological IPA (Chuansha): /loʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /loʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /loʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Yixing): /loʔ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /loʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Jingjiang): /lɔʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /loʔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Tongxiang): /loʔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Haining): /loʔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Haiyan): /loʔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Deqing): /loʔ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /loʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiaoshan): /loʔ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /loʔ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Cixi): /loʔ³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /loʔ¹²/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /loʔ¹²/
- (Northern: Ningbo)
  - Wugniu: ²lou
  - MiniDict: lou^平
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ləu³¹³/

Note: ²lou (Ningbo) - only used in 活逼四六.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: lou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ləu̯²⁴/

Middle Chinese: ljuwk

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*k.ruk/

(Zhengzhang): /*ruɡ/

Definitions

六

six
六城 ― liù chéng ― Six Cities (a literal translation of Altishahr, an ancient name for the region Xinjiang/East Turkestan)
(printing) small text; The size of type between 小五 (xiǎowǔ, “little 5”) and 小六 (xiǎoliù, “little 6”), standardized as 7½ point.
(dialectal) proficient
(neologism, Internet slang) awesome; excellent; remarkable
a surname. (pronounced Lù)
name of an ancient state (pronounced Lù), also found in placenames (e.g., 六安 (Lù'ān) Lu'an, Anhui, China)

Compounds

七情六慾／七情六欲
七情六欲 (qīqíngliùyù)
三六 (sānliù)
三六九等 (sānliùjiǔděng)
丈六金身
三十六行
三十六計／三十六计 (Sānshíliù Jì)
三十六體／三十六体
三姑六婆 (sāngūliùpó)
三媒六聘
三媒六證／三媒六证
三宮六院／三宫六院
三對六面／三对六面
三推六問／三推六问
三敲六問／三敲六问
三班六房
三真六草
三茶六飯／三茶六饭
三街六巷
三街六市
三親六眷／三亲六眷
三頭六臂／三头六臂 (sāntóuliùbì)
九吊六的
二六板
二十六史
二吊六
五均六管
五臟六腑／五脏六腑 (wǔzàng liùfǔ)
五角六張／五角六张
五雀六燕
五顏六色／五颜六色 (wǔyánliùsè)
五黃六月／五黄六月
保祿六世／保禄六世
六一居士
六一詩話／六一诗话
六丁
六么 (Liùyāo)
六仙桌
六位
六兒／六儿
六兩河／六两河 (Liùliǎnghé)
六六大順／六六大顺
六典
六出
六出奇計／六出奇计
六出花
六分儀／六分仪 (liùfēnyí)
六區／六区
六十四卦
六十甲子 (liùshí jiǎzǐ)
六十種曲／六十种曲
六十調／六十调
六南 (Liùnán)
六博 (liùbó)
六卿
六合
六合彩 (Liùhécǎi)
六合拳譜／六合拳谱
六呂／六吕
六君子
六味
六問三推／六问三推
六四慘案／六四惨案 (Liù-Sì Cǎn'àn)
六國／六国 (liùguó)
六國論／六国论
六堂
六塵／六尘
六壩／六坝 (Liùbà)
六大六
六大洲 (Liùdàzhōu)
六套 (Liùtào)
六如
六安
六安縣／六安县
六安茶
六官
六家
六宮／六宫 (liùgōng)
六家七宗
六尺之孤
六帖
六師／六师
六度
六弦琴 (liùxiánqín)
六彩
六律
六情
六房吏典
六房書吏／六房书吏
六扇門／六扇门
六才子書／六才子书
六指 (liùzhǐ)
六料
六書／六书 (liùshū)
六月 (liùyuè)
六月連陰／六月连阴
六月雪 (liùyuèxuě)
六月飛霜／六月飞霜 (liùyuèfēishuāng)
六朝 (Liùcháo)
六朝寫經／六朝写经
六朝脂粉
六朝金粉
六柄
六根
六案孔目
六根清淨／六根清净
六極／六极
六樂／六乐
六欲
六氣／六气
六法
六法全書／六法全书 (Liùfǎ quánshū)
六波羅蜜／六波罗蜜
六淫
六港 (Liùgǎng)
六爻
六瑞
六甲 (liùjiǎ)
六畜 (liùchù)
六畜不安
六相圓融／六相圆融
六祖 (Liùzǔ)
六神
六神不安
六祖壇經／六祖坛经 (Liùzǔ Tánjīng)
六神無主／六神无主
六禮／六礼
六科
六籍
六經／六经 (Liùjīng)
六經皆史／六经皆史
六緯／六纬
六義／六义
六翮
六脈／六脉
六脈調和／六脉调和
六腑
六腳／六脚 (Liùjiǎo)
六花
六莖／六茎 (Liùjīng)
六藝／六艺 (Liùyì)
六虛／六虚
六號分機／六号分机
六街
六街三市
六衝／六冲
六親／六亲 (liùqīn)
六親不認／六亲不认 (liùqīnbùrèn)
六親無靠／六亲无靠
六觀／六观
六角亭 (Liùjiǎotíng)
六角形 (liùjiǎoxíng)
六言詩／六言诗
六詔／六诏
六說白道／六说白道
六識／六识
六賊／六贼
六趣 (liùqù)
六軍／六军
六輕／六轻
六通四辟
六道 (liùdào)
六道輪迴／六道轮回
六部 (Liùbù)
六里坪 (Liùlǐpíng)
六里沖 (Liùlǐchōng)
六院
六陳／六陈 (liùchén)
六陳鋪／六陈铺
六陽會首／六阳会首
六陽首級／六阳首级
六陽魁首／六阳魁首
六面體／六面体 (liùmiàntǐ)
六韜／六韬 (Liùtāo)
六韜三略／六韬三略
六馬仰秣／六马仰秣
六驥／六骥
六體／六体
六龍／六龙
六龜／六龟 (Liùguī)
六龜茶／六龟茶
匹力撲六／匹力扑六
十六國／十六国 (Shíliù-Guó)
十六羅漢／十六罗汉
吆五喝六 (yāowǔhèliù)
呼么喝六
呼紅叫六／呼红叫六
喓五喝六
喝六呼么
四不拗六
四六
四六版紙／四六版纸
四六面體／四六面体
四六體／四六体
四司六局
四清六活
小六壬
拜六 (bàiliù)
挑么挑六
斗六 (Dǒuliù)
斗六市
星期六 (xīngqīliù)
昭陵六駿／昭陵六骏
浮生六記／浮生六记
湊四合六／凑四合六
滕六
白孔六帖
白說六道／白说六道
百六
竹溪六逸
第六感 (dìliùgǎn)
花六出
詩六義／诗六义
路易十六
身懷六甲／身怀六甲
鈷六十／钴六十
阿六仔
馬伯六／马伯六
馬八六／马八六
馬泊六／马泊六
馬百六／马百六
駢四儷六／骈四俪六 (piánsìlìliù)
麻六甲
黃六／黄六 (huángliù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (六):

→ Japanese: 六(ろく) (roku)
→ Korean: 육/륙(六) (yuk/ryuk)
→ Vietnamese: lục (六)

Others:

→ Proto-Tai: *krokᴰ (“six”)
- Northern Tai
  - Bouyei: rogt
  - Tai Do: hốc
  - Zhuang: roek, loeg
- Central Tai
  - Tày: hốc
  - Nùng: róc
  - Nong Zhuang: choak
- Proto-Southwestern Tai: *xrokᴰ¹ˢ
  - Thai: หก (hòk)
  - Northern Thai: ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ
  - Lao: ຫົກ (hok)
  - Lü: ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok)
  - Tai Dam: ꪶꪬꪀ
  - Shan: ႁူၵ်း (húuk)
  - Tai Nüa: ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hǒk)
  - Aiton: ꩭုက် (huk)
  - Phake: ꩭုက် (huk)
  - Ahom: 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liù (liu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liù
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liòu
  - Wade–Giles: liu⁴
  - Yale: lyòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liow
  - Palladius: лю (lju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: liu¹
  - Yale: līu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯⁵⁵/

Definitions

六

(music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note sol (5).
(music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note sol (5).

Derived terms

𠆾 (liù)
𢓌 (liù)

References

“六”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00286
“Entry #587”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

**Japanese cardinal numbers**
< 5	6	7 >
Cardinal : 六

Kanji

六

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

six

Readings

Go-on: ろく (roku, Jōyō)
Kan-on: りく (riku)
Tō-on: りゅう (ryū)^{←りう (riu, historical)}
Kun: む (mu, 六, Jōyō)、むい (mui, 六, Jōyō ^†)、むつ (mutsu, 六つ, Jōyō)、むっつ (muttsu, 六つ, Jōyō)
Nanori: く (ku)、むつ (mutsu)

Compounds

十六夜(いざよい) (izayoi): the sixteenth night of every month
九(くん)六(ろく) (kunroku):
四(し)分(ぶ)六(ろく) (shiburoku):
甚(じん)六(ろく) (jinroku):
双(すご)六(ろく) (sugoroku):
宿(やど)六(ろく) (yadoroku):
六(りっ)花(か) (rikka):
六(ろっ)角(かく) (rokkaku): hexagon
六(ろっ)感(かん) (rokkan):
六(ろっ)穴(けつ) (rokketsu): the six holes of the human body, which are the mouth, eyes, ears, nose, anus, and genitals
表(ひょう)六(ろく)玉(だま) (hyōrokudama):
一(いち)六(ろく)銀(ぎん)行(こう) (ichirokuginkō):
三(さん)十(じゅう)六(ろっ)計(けい) (sanjūrokkei):
六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu): June
六(ろく)号(ごう)記(き)事(じ) (rokugōkiji):
六(りく)合(ごう) (rikugō):
六(ろっ)根(こん)清(しょう)浄(じょう) (rokkonshōjō):
六(ろく)三(さん)制(せい) (rokusansei):
四(し)六(ろく)時(じ)中(ちゅう) (shirokujichū):
二(に)六(ろく)時(じ)中(ちゅう) (nirokujichū):
六(ろく)識(しき) (rokushiki):
六(ろく)尺(しゃく) (rokushaku):
六(りく)書(しょ) (rikusho):
一(いち)六(ろく)勝(しょう)負(ぶ) (ichirokushōbu):
六(ろく)情(じょう) (rokujō):
六(ろく)親(しん) (rokushin):
南(なん)斗(と)六(ろく)星(せい) (nantorokusei):
六(ろく)大(だい)州(しゅう) (rokudaishū): the six continents
六(ろく)道(どう) (rokudō):
六(むい)日(か) (muika): sixth day of the month
六(ろく)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みつ) (rokuharamitsu):
六(ろく)部(ぶ) (rokubu):
六(ろく)辺(へん)形(げい) (rokuhengei): hexagon
六(ろっ)分(ぷん) (roppun):
六(ろっ)方(ぽう) (roppō):
六(ろっ)法(ぽう)全(ぜん)書(しょ) (roppōzensho):
六(ろっ)本(ぽん) (roppon):
六(ろく)面(めん)体(たい) (rokumentai):
六(ろく)曜(よう) (rokuyō):
六(ろく)連(ねん)星(せい) (rokunensei):
六(ろく)連(ねん)発(ぱつ) (rokunenpatsu):
六(ろっ)腑(ぷ) (roppu):
三(さん)面(めん)六(ろっ)臂(ぴ) (sanmenroppi):
八(はち)面(めん)六(ろっ)臂(ぴ) (hachimenroppi):
六(りく)韜(とう)三(さん)略(りゃく) (rikutōsanryaku):

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
六
む Grade: 1
kun'yomi

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The ablaut form of 三 (mi, “three”), which it doubles. From Old Japanese 六 (mu), from Proto-Japonic *mu.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) む [múꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟]

Noun

六(む) • (mu)

six

Derived terms

六(むっ)つ (muttsu)

Etymology 2

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六
ろく Grade: 1
goon

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Alternative spelling
陸 ("used, in law, contexts")

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From Middle Chinese 六 (MC ljuwk). Compare modern Cantonese reading luk6.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ろく [ròkúꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

六(ろく) • (roku)

six
the sixth hole of a wind instrument

Coordinate terms

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Japanese numbers
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Regular	零(れい) (rei) 零(ゼロ) (zero)	一(いち) (ichi)	二(に) (ni)	三(さん) (san)	四(よん) (yon) 四(し) (shi)	五(ご) (go)	六(ろく) (roku)	七(なな) (nana) 七(しち) (shichi)	八(はち) (hachi)	九(きゅう) (kyū) 九(く) (ku)	十(じゅう) (jū)
Formal	零(れい) (rei) 零(ゼロ) (zero)	壱(いち) (ichi)	弐(に) (ni)	参(さん) (san)	四(よん) (yon) 四(し) (shi)	五(ご) (go)	六(ろく) (roku)	七(なな) (nana) 七(しち) (shichi)	八(はち) (hachi)	九(きゅう) (kyū) 九(く) (ku)	拾(じゅう) (jū)
	90	100	300	600	800	1,000	3,000	8,000	10,000	100,000,000
Regular	九(きゅう)十(じゅう) (kyūjū)	百(ひゃく) (hyaku) 一(いっ)百(ぴゃく) (ippyaku)	三(さん)百(びゃく) (sanbyaku)	六(ろっ)百(ぴゃく) (roppyaku)	八(はっ)百(ぴゃく) (happyaku)	千(せん) (sen) 一(いっ)千(せん) (issen)	三(さん)千(ぜん) (sanzen)	八(はっ)千(せん) (hassen)	一(いち)万(まん) (ichiman)	一(いち)億(おく) (ichioku)
Formal	九(きゅう)十(じゅう) (kyūjū)	百(ひゃく) (hyaku) 一(いっ)百(ぴゃく) (ippyaku)	三(さん)百(びゃく) (sanbyaku)	六(ろっ)百(ぴゃく) (roppyaku)	八(はっ)百(ぴゃく) (happyaku)	千(せん) (sen) 一(いっ)千(せん) (issen)	三(さん)千(ぜん) (sanzen)	八(はっ)千(せん) (hassen)	一(いち)萬(まん) (ichiman)	一(いち)億(おく) (ichioku)
	10¹²	8×10¹²	10¹³	10¹⁶	6×10¹⁶	8×10¹⁶	10¹⁷	10¹⁸
	一(いっ)兆(ちょう) (itchō)	八(はっ)兆(ちょう) (hatchō)	十(じゅっ)兆(ちょう) (jutchō)	一(いっ)京(けい) (ikkei)	六(ろっ)京(けい) (rokkei)	八(はっ)京(けい) (hakkei)	十(じゅっ)京(けい) (jukkei)	百(ひゃっ)京(けい) (hyakkei)

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References

[1]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

**Korean numbers ^(edit)**
	60
← 5	6	7 →
Native isol.: 여섯 (yeoseot) Native attr.: 여섯 (yeoseot), (archaic) 엿 (yeot) Sino-Korean: 육 (yuk), 륙 (ryuk) Hanja: 六 Ordinal: 여섯째 (yeoseotjjae)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 六 (MC ljuwk).

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Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	륙〮 (Yale: lyúk)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527	여슷〮 (Yale: yèsús)	륙〮 (Yale: lyúk)

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjuk̚] ~ [juk̚]
Phonetic hangul: [륙/육]

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

六

Wikisource 六 (eumhun 여섯 륙 (yeoseot ryuk), word-initial (South Korea) 여섯 육 (yeoseot yuk))

hanja form^? of 륙/육 (“six”)

Compounds

육각형 (六角形, yukgakhyeong)
육감 (六感, yukgam)
육하원칙 (六何原則, yukhawonchik)