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六 (liù): Six — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 六

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How to write 六 — animated stroke order

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2. Stroke Order Diagrams 六

六 stroke order diagram

3. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 六

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4. HSK Vocabulary: 六

HSK words that contain this character.

wǔ yán liù sè

五颜六色

multicolored

HSK 3.0 L5

5. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 六 is used in context

liù六
yuè月
shì是
xià夏
tiān天
de的
kāi开

Information

Traditional六
Radical八
Strokes4
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#43
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄡˋ
UnicodeU+516D
CangjieYC
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shǐ始
。

June is the beginning of summer

wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
liù六
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
。

I bought six apples.

wǒ我
men们
liù六
diǎn点
jiàn见
miàn面
chī吃
wǎn晚
fàn饭
。

We meet at six for dinner

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wǒ我
dì弟
di弟
jīn今
nián年
shí十
liù六
suì岁
le了
。

My younger brother is sixteen this year

zhè这
ge个
bān班
yǒu有
liù六
gè个
xué学
shēng生
。

There are six students in this class.

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