六
liù
six
Type: NumbersHSK 1
A pictograph of a hut with a roof, similar to 宀. Some think it shows a shack with four walls and two slopes — and by extension, the number six.
Six is considered lucky because it sounds like 'to flow' (流 liú). In business, prices often end in 6 to draw good fortune.
亠tóulid
八bāto divide
六本书。
Liù běn shū.
Six books.
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