Chinese symbol for “six”
六
liù
six; 6
The closest CC-CEDICT match for six is 六 (liù), defined as: six; 6.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “six”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陆 (陸) | liù | six (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 六.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十六 | shí liù | sixteen; 16 |
| 六十 | liù shí | sixty; 60 |
| 六合 | liù hé | the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country |
| 六合彩 | liù hé cǎi | Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) |
| 六角 | liù jiǎo | hexagon |
| 五颜六色 (五顏六色) | wǔ yán liù sè | multicolored; every color under the sun |
See also: Japanese symbol for “six”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.