六十

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Chinese

six ten
simp. and trad.
(六十)
alternative forms 陸拾陆拾 financial
anagram 十六
Chinese cardinal numbers
 <  59 60 61  > 
    Cardinal : 六十 (liùshí)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (37) (25)
Final () (4) (141)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter ljuwk dzyip
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/lɨuk̚/ /d͡ʑiɪp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/liuk̚/ /d͡ʑip̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/liuk̚/ /d͡ʑjep̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/luwk̚/ /d͡ʑip̚/
Li
Rong
/liuk̚/ /ʑiəp̚/
Wang
Li
/lĭuk̚/ /ʑĭĕp̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/li̯uk̚/ /ʑi̯əp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
luk6 sap6

Numeral

六十

  1. sixty; 60
    六十大壽六十大寿  ―  liùshí dàshòu  ―  sixtieth birthday

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (六十):
  • Japanese: 六十(ろくじゅう) (rokujū)
  • Korean: 육십(六十) (yuksip)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ろく
Grade: 1
じゅう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of (roku, six) +‎ (, ten)

Pronunciation

Numeral

(ろく)(じゅう) (rokujūろくじふ (rokuzifu)?

  1. sixty

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (mu, six) +‎ (so, ten).

Pronunciation

Numeral

()() (muso

  1. sixty

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
六十路

Compound of 六十 (muso, sixty) +‎ (-ji, suffix).

Pronunciation

Numeral

六十(むそじ) (musojiむそぢ (musodi)?

  1. sixty
  2. sixty years of age

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Numeral

六十 (yuksip) (hangeul 육십)

  1. hanja form? of 육십 (sixty; 60)