十六
shí liù
sixteen; 16
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Related words
- 二八èr bā16
- 五凉Wǔ Liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
- 五胡Wǔ húFive non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]
- 五胡十六国Wǔ hú Shí liù guóSixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439)
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十六 (shí liù) means "sixteen; 16" in Chinese.
十六 is pronounced "shí liù" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.
十六 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
十六 is made up of the characters 十, 六. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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