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  1. 1.surname Lu
  1. 1.(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)
liù
  1. 1.six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.six
  2. 2.small text; The size of type between 小五 (xiǎowǔ, “little 5”) and 小六 (xiǎoliù, “little 6”), standardized as 7½ point.
  3. 3.proficient
  4. 4.awesome; excellent; remarkable
  5. 5.a surname (pronounced Lù)
  6. 6.name of an ancient state (pronounced Lù), also found in placenames (e.g., 六安 (Lù'ān) Lu'an, Anhui, China)
  7. 7.tired; fatigued; weary; overworked; to become tired (from something)

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Etymology

Pictogram (象形) – perhaps a shed. Originally using the similar-sounding word 廬 (OC *ra, “shed, cabin”) to represent the concept “six” (Liu Xinglong). Alternatively, it may be an ancient counting symbol. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k-ruk (“six”).

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