the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down) / the whole country / the universe / everything under the sun
会意
huì yì
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
假借
jiǎ jiè
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
六家
liù jiā
Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談|司马谈[Si1 ma3 Tan2] (儒家[Ru2 jia1], 道家[Dao4 jia1], 陰陽|阴阳[yin1 yang2], 法家[Fa3 jia1], 名家[Ming2 jia1], and 墨家[Mo4 jia1])
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
象形
xiàng xíng
pictogram / one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
姜子牙
Jiāng Zǐ yá
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings&rdquo / 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
造字
zào zì
to create Chinese characters / cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書|六书[liu4 shu1]
韬略
tāo lu:è
military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4]
六经
Liù jīng
Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
谭嗣同
Tán Sì tóng
Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 / of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
六艺
Liù Yì
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
六畜
liù chù
six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
六亲
liù qīn
six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin
过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
形声
xíng shēng
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
产褥期
chǎn rù qī
postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth)
六书
liù shū
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 / - namely, two primary methods: 象形 / (pictogram), 指事 / (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 / (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 / (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 / (loan), 轉注|转注 / (transfer)
顾恺之
Gù Kǎi zhī
Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
六腑
liù fǔ
(TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
象形字
xiàng xíng zì
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character derived from a picture / sometimes called hieroglyph
五脏六腑
wǔ zàng liù fǔ
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers
指事
zhǐ shì
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
会意字
huì yì zì
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound
假借字
jiǎ jiè zì
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
指事字
zhǐ shì zì
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character
乐经
Yuè jīng
Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
三十六字母
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
九声六调
jiǔ shēng liù diào
nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
今古文
jīn gǔ wén
Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
六朝四大家
liù cháo sì dà jiā
Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2]
六朝时代
Liù Cháo Shí dài
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
六淫
liù yín
(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
六碳糖
liù tàn táng
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
六邪
liù xié
(TCM) six unhealthy influences causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]
六韬
Liù tāo
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
刘光第
Liú Guāng dì
Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
反正一样
fǎn zhèng yī yàng
whether it's right or wrong doesn't make a lot of difference / six of one and half a dozen of the other / as broad as it is long
问名
wèn míng
to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride / one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family
己糖
jǐ táng
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
康广仁
Kāng Guǎng rén
Kang Guangren (1867-1898), younger brother of Kang Youwei 康有為|康有为[Kang1 You3 wei2] and one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 / of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
张僧繇
Zhāng Sēng yóu
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
戊戌六君子
Wù xū Liù jūn zǐ
the Six Gentlemen Martyrs of the failed reform movement of 1898, executed in its aftermath, namely: Tan Sitong 譚嗣同|谭嗣同[Tan2 Si4 tong2], Lin Xu 林旭[Lin2 Xu4], Yang Shenxiu 楊深秀|杨深秀[Yang2 Shen1 xiu4], Liu Guangdi 劉光第|刘光第[Liu2 Guang1 di4], Kang Guangren 康廣仁|康广仁[Kang1 Guang3 ren2] and Yang Rui 楊銳|杨锐[Yang2 Rui4]
曹不兴
Cáo Bù xīng
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
林旭
Lín Xù
Lin Xu (1875-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
杨深秀
Yáng Shēn xiù
Yang Shenxiu (1849-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898
杨锐
Yáng Ruì
Yang Rui (1855-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 / of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898 / Yang Rui (1963-), host of "Dialogue" on CCTV News
沈复
Shěn Fù
Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記|浮生六记[Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4]
浮生六记
fú shēng liù jì
Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)
转注
zhuǎn zhù
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
转注字
zhuǎn zhù zì
transfer character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 / of forming Chinese characters) / character with meanings influenced by other words / sometimes called mutually explanatory character
阿堵
ē dǔ
(literary) (colloquial term of the Six Dynasties period 六朝[Liu4 Chao2]) this / (abbr. for 阿堵物[e1 du3 wu4]) money
陆探微
Lù Tàn wēi
Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
八块腹肌
bā kuài fù jī
six pack (abdominal muscles)
古体诗
gǔ tǐ shī
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line
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