| 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 六边形 | liù biān xíng | hexagon |
| 六角 | liù jiǎo | hexagon |
| 六朝 | Liù Cháo | Six Dynasties (220-589) |
| 十六进制 | shí liù jìn zhì | hexadecimal |
| 六安 | Lù ān | Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 六家 | liù jiā | Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司马谈 (儒家, 道家, 阴阳, 法家, 名家, and 墨家) |
| 六经 | liù jīng | Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 诗经, Book of History 尚书, Book of Rites 仪礼, the lost Book of Music 乐经, Book of Changes 周易, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 |
| 五颜六色 | wǔ yán liù sè | multi-colored; every color under the sun |
| 六艺 | liù yì | the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 礼 (礼仪), music 乐 (音乐), archery 射 (射箭), charioteering 御 (驾车), calligraphy or literacy T书 (识字), mathematics or reckoning 数 (计算) |
| 一退六二五 | yī tuì liù èr wǔ | lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); fig. to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五 |
| 三十六字母 | sān shí liù zì mǔ | thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory |
| 三十六计 | sān shí liù jì | The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction; all the possible schemes and stratagems |
三十六计，
走为上策 | sān shí liù jì ,
zǒu wéi shàng cè | Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.; see also 三十六计 |
| 三姑六婆 | sān gū liù pó | women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom) |
| 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) |
| 三亲六故 | sān qīn liù gù | old friends and relatives |
| 三头六臂 | sān tóu liù bì | lit. to have three heads and six arms; to be extremely talented (idiom) |
| 九声六调 | jiǔ shēng liù diào | nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) |
| 二十六岁 | èr shí liù suì | 26 years old |
| 二十六号 | èr shí liù hào | 26th day of a month |
| 五胡十六国 | wǔ hú shí liù guó | Sixteen Kingdoms of five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) |
| 五脏六腑 | wǔ zàng liù fǔ | five viscera and six bowels of traditional Chinese medicine |
| 人五人六 | rén wǔ rén liù | to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior |
| 八八六 | bā bā liù | Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages) |
| 六・二五战争 | liù · èr wǔ zhàn zhēng | the Korean war (started June 25 1950) |
| 六・四 | liù · sì | refers to Tian'anmen incident of 4th June 1989 |
| 六一儿童节 | liù yī Ér tóng Jié | Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14 |
| 六二五事变 | liù èr wǔ shì biàn | Korean war (dating from North Korean invasion on 25th Jun 1950) |
| 六分之一 | liù fēn zhī yī | one sixth |
| 六分仪座 | liù fēn yí zuò | Sextans (constellation) |
| 六十 | liù shí | sixty; 60 |
| 六十四位元 | liù shí sì wèi yuán | 64-bit (computing) |
| 六十四卦 | liù shí sì guà | the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching; Yi Jing) 易经 |
| 六十四万 | liù shí sì wàn | 640,000 |
| 六十年代 | liù shí nián dài | the sixties; the 1960s |
| 六合 | Lù hé | Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江苏 |
| 六合 | liù hé | the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down); the whole country; the universe; everything under the sun |
| 六合八法 | liù hé bā fǎ | Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art |
| 六合区 | Lù hé qū | Luhe district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江苏 |
| 六合彩 | liù hé cǎi | Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) |
| 六四事件 | liù sì shì jiàn | Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989 |
| 六块腹肌 | liù kuài fù jī | six-pack (abs) |
| 六安地区 | Lù ān dì qū | Lu'an prefecture, Anhui |
| 六安市 | Lù ān shì | Lu'an prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 六库 | Liù kù | Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan |
| 六库镇 | Liù kù zhèn | Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan |
| 六方 | liù fāng | hexagonal |
| 六方最密堆积 | liù fāng zuì mì duī jī | hexagonal close-packed (HCP) (math) |
| 六方会谈 | liù fāng huì tán | six-sided talks (on North Korea) |
