Chinese Character 六 Meanings and components.

Form

六

Meaning

六 meaning[3] in English

Six.

6.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 六 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'lid' radical in … (亠) , and eight (八)

Its radical[1] is: 八 (ba1) which means: Eight, 8, .八ba1eight

In cangjie it is written with YC

How to write 六

To write六liu4six you should write a combination of 亠tou2'lid' radical … , 八ba1eight arranged in a 吕 shape:

亠 + 八 = 六

六 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 六 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 六, looks as follow:

六
Pinyin:liu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Six . 6
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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