{"id":4117,"date":"2026-09-15T09:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:42:25","slug":"significado-numero-6-cultura-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/es\/number-6-meaning-chinese-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Significado del n\u00famero 6 en la cultura china: suerte, usos y 666"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4117\" class=\"elementor elementor-4117\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc18d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adc18d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e01c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e01c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"quick-answer-what-does-number-6-mean-in-chinese-culture\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Quick Answer: What Does Number 6 Mean in Chinese Culture?<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\">Six (\u516d, li\u00f9) is a widely positive number in modern Chinese culture. Its best-known meaning is smooth progress: the wish that work, relationships, travel, or a new venture will proceed without unnecessary obstacles.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Modern folk meaning:<\/strong> Six commonly conveys smoothness, ease, and favorable progress.<\/li><li><strong>Fixed blessing:<\/strong> Liuliu Dashun (\u516d\u516d\u5927\u987a, li\u00f9 li\u00f9 d\u00e0 sh\u00f9n) means that everything goes smoothly or without obstruction.<\/li><li><strong>Classical role:<\/strong> Liuhe, or the Six Directions (\u516d\u5408, li\u00f9h\u00e9), Six Lines (\u516d\u723b, li\u00f9y\u00e1o), and Six Arts (\u516d\u827a, li\u00f9y\u00ec) organized space, texts, or education; they did not make every use of six lucky.<\/li><li><strong>Digital meaning:<\/strong> In Chinese online speech, 666 usually praises an impressive or skillful performance and can also be playful or sarcastic.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">These are cultural conventions, not a rule that six guarantees luck. The meaning depends on the expression, period, and setting.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 244px; top: -4.33789px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06679af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06679af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af274a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af274a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Many English explanations reduce six to a lucky homophone. That gets the general mood right but the language wrong: \u516d is not pronounced like \u987a (sh\u00f9n), the ordinary word for \u201csmooth\u201d or \u201cfavorable.\u201d The association grew through a cluster of sounds and expressions, especially \u6e9c (li\u00f9), which can describe something fluent or skillfully done, and the blessing \u516d\u516d\u5927\u987a.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The other common mistake is historical. Classical Chinese texts contain many groups of six, but most are systems of classification rather than lucky-number traditions. Modern gifts, number choices, and internet slang belong to different layers of culture and should be interpreted on their own terms.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"how-lucky-is-number-6-in-modern-china\">How Lucky Is Number 6 in Modern China?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">In modern Chinese-speaking settings, six is generally favorable. Its particular job is to wish for an easy process: a journey goes smoothly, a business opens without trouble, or a plan advances as intended. It does not carry exactly the same message as eight or nine.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Number<\/th>\n<th>Common modern association<\/th>\n<th>Main mechanism<\/th>\n<th>Typical contexts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Smooth progress and few obstacles<\/td>\n<td>Wordplay and Liuliu Dashun<\/td>\n<td>Openings, gifts, phone numbers, dates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Prosperity and getting rich<\/td>\n<td>Strong phonetic association, especially in Cantonese commercial culture<\/td>\n<td>Business, property, license plates, premium numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Long duration<\/td>\n<td>\u4e5d (ji\u01d4) is homophonous with \u4e45 (ji\u01d4), \u201clong-lasting\u201d<\/td>\n<td>Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">This comparison describes customary associations, not a fixed ranking accepted by everyone. Six is useful because its message is broad, but eight tends to attract stronger commercial attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A study of Chengdu apartment transactions from 2004\u20132006 illustrates the difference between cultural belief and measurable market behavior. Apartments on floors ending in 8 sold about 6.9 days faster on average, while the reported results did not establish an equivalent premium for floors ending in 6.<sup>[3]<\/sup> The finding shows how a shared preference can affect purchasing behavior; it does not show that a number changes the quality of a home or its occupants\u2019 fortunes.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"why-is-number-6-associated-with-smooth-progress\">Why Is Number 6 Associated with Smooth Progress?<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"six-flow-and-smoothness-what-the-sounds-actually-show\">Six, Flow and Smoothness: What the Sounds Actually Show<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The connection is more precise than saying \u201csix sounds like smooth.\u201d Three Mandarin words help explain it:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Character<\/th>\n<th>Pinyin<\/th>\n<th>Basic meaning<\/th>\n<th>Relationship to six<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>\u516d<\/td>\n<td>li\u00f9<\/td>\n<td>Six<\/td>\n<td>The number itself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>\u6d41<\/td>\n<td>li\u00fa<\/td>\n<td>To flow or circulate<\/td>\n<td>Similar syllable, but a different tone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>\u6e9c<\/td>\n<td>li\u00f9 \/ li\u016b<\/td>\n<td>Fluent or smooth in one reading; to slip or slide in another<\/td>\n<td>The li\u00f9 reading is identical to \u516d and can describe fluent, skillful performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>\u987a<\/td>\n<td>sh\u00f9n<\/td>\n<td>Smooth, favorable, in due order<\/td>\n<td>Neither a homophone nor a near-homophone of \u516d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The dictionary reading li\u00f9 for \u6e9c includes the adjectival sense \u201cfluent\u201d or \u201csmooth,\u201d as in speaking a language fluently.<sup>[2]<\/sup> This makes it a much firmer phonetic bridge than \u987a. \u6d41 adds an intuitive image of movement without blockage, although li\u00fa and li\u00f9 have different tones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Modern folk meaning therefore comes from sound, semantics, and repeated usage together. It should not be presented as a perfect one-word homophone, and it need not have one moment of invention.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"what-does-liuliu-dashun-mean\">What Does Liuliu Dashun Mean?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Liuliu Dashun means \u201cmay everything go smoothly\u201d or \u201ceverything proceeds without obstruction.\u201d It can be used as a friendly wish for a trip, new undertaking, celebration, or general good fortune. The repetition makes the expression rhythmic and memorable; it does not literally promise twice as much luck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Its exact origin is unsettled. The authoritative dictionary definition says that explanations of what \u201cdouble six\u201d originally referred to differ and gives the highest double-six throw in dice as one possibility.<sup>[1]<\/sup> Other popular accounts connect the saying with the older expression \u516d\u987a, a list of six harmonious relationships in the Zuo Commentary, or with the six-line structure of hexagrams in the Book of Changes. Those links may help explain later interpretations, but they do not prove a single etymology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The safest historical conclusion is simple: the modern phrase has a stable meaning, while its origin does not have one universally established explanation. A cultural guide should preserve that difference between current usage and historical certainty.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"where-number-6-appears-in-everyday-chinese-life\">Where Number 6 Appears in Everyday Chinese Life<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Six appears most often where people can choose a number and want the choice to sound favorable. The preference is social rather than compulsory, and it varies by family, region, budget, and occasion.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Setting<\/th>\n<th>Common use<\/th>\n<th>Practical interpretation<\/th>\n<th>Limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Red envelopes and cash gifts<\/td>\n<td>Amounts such as 66, 166, 666, or 668 may be chosen<\/td>\n<td>A wish for a smooth path or successful occasion<\/td>\n<td>Relationship and local etiquette matter more than matching a formula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Openings and business occasions<\/td>\n<td>A date, price, room, or number containing 6 may be preferred<\/td>\n<td>Favorable wording for a smooth start<\/td>\n<td>It does not determine business performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Phone numbers and license plates<\/td>\n<td>Repeated sixes can make a number more appealing<\/td>\n<td>A memorable positive pattern<\/td>\n<td>Demand and price vary; 8 is often more commercially prized<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Weddings and celebrations<\/td>\n<td>Six may appear in dates, gifts, or decorative number strings<\/td>\n<td>A broad wish that arrangements and married life proceed smoothly<\/td>\n<td>There is no national requirement to choose 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Ordinary counting<\/td>\n<td>Six items, the sixth floor, or June<\/td>\n<td>Usually just a number<\/td>\n<td>Most routine uses carry no symbolic message<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">For cross-cultural etiquette, choosing an amount or date with six is unlikely to offend and may add a pleasant layer of wordplay. There is no need to force every gift into a set of six. The recipient, event, and appropriate value remain more important than the digit.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"six-in-classical-chinese-thought-and-classification\">Six in Classical Chinese Thought and Classification<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Classical uses of six show the number\u2019s structural importance, not a universal belief that it brings luck. Three well-known systems organize different kinds of knowledge:<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Classical system<\/th>\n<th>Components<\/th>\n<th>Original function<\/th>\n<th>Interpretive limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Liuhe, or the Six Directions (\u516d\u5408, li\u00f9h\u00e9)<\/td>\n<td>Above, below, east, south, west, and north<\/td>\n<td>Defines all directions and, by extension, the world or universe<\/td>\n<td>A spatial category, not a lucky-number formula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Six Lines (\u516d\u723b, li\u00f9y\u00e1o)<\/td>\n<td>Six stacked broken or unbroken lines in a hexagram<\/td>\n<td>Forms the structure through which the Book of Changes presents its hexagrams<\/td>\n<td>Does not prove the origin of Liuliu Dashun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Six Arts (\u516d\u827a, li\u00f9y\u00ec)<\/td>\n<td>Rites, music, archery, charioteering, writing, and mathematics<\/td>\n<td>A traditional educational classification recorded in connection with the Rites of Zhou<\/td>\n<td>The term can also refer to six canonical texts in later usage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">The definitions above are preserved in classical-text and official dictionary records.<sup>[4][5][6]<\/sup> These systems were not parts of one master theory of six. Liuhe maps space, the Six Lines organize a textual and cosmological form, and the Six Arts classify learning. Their shared number is not enough to give them a shared symbolic meaning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This distinction matters when reading art, museum labels, or classical literature. A group of six should first be explained through its own text, medium, and historical function. Calling it lucky without further evidence imports a modern folk association into an older system.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does-666-mean-in-chinese\">What Does 666 Mean in Chinese?<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"praise-skill-and-internet-slang\">Praise, Skill and Internet Slang<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Chinese internet language, 666 is normally read aloud as three sixes\u2014li\u00f9 li\u00f9 li\u00f9\u2014rather than simply as the number six hundred sixty-six. It developed in gaming speech as praise for a player who performed skillfully or made an action look effortless. Documented gaming usage includes strings such as 6666 and the phrase \u201csend a wave of sixes\u201d to praise smooth play.<sup>[7]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The expression later spread into livestream comments, messaging, and social media. Depending on context, it can mean \u201cawesome,\u201d \u201cwell played,\u201d \u201cimpressive,\u201d or \u201cthat was slick.\u201d More sixes may intensify the reaction, but there is no mathematical scale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tone changes the meaning. A plain \u201c666\u201d after a difficult move is usually sincere praise. \u201c\u771f6,\u201d literally \u201creally six,\u201d can be admiration, dry amusement, or criticism of an absurd decision. Like many internet expressions, it belongs mainly in informal communication and may sound out of place in a formal letter or ceremonial greeting.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-chinese-666-differs-from-the-western-number-of-the-beast\">Why Chinese 666 Differs from the Western \u201cNumber of the Beast\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chinese online 666 and the Christian \u201cnumber of the beast\u201d share the same digits but not the same cultural history.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>Context<\/th>\n<th>Source of meaning<\/th>\n<th>Usual implication<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Chinese online speech<\/td>\n<td>Wordplay around li\u00f9 and modern gaming usage<\/td>\n<td>Skillful, impressive, smooth; sometimes ironic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>Christian and Western popular culture<\/td>\n<td>Revelation 13:18 in the New Testament<\/td>\n<td>The number of the beast and a negative religious association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Revelation 13:18 is the textual source of the Christian association.<sup>[8]<\/sup> It is therefore inaccurate to assume that a Chinese speaker using 666 is invoking the Western religious symbol. The reverse absolute is also unsafe: globally connected Chinese audiences may recognize both meanings. In international branding, tattoos, gifts, or public design, the intended audience should determine whether the number is appropriate.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"does-number-6-represent-water-yin-or-a-wuxing-element\">Does Number 6 Represent Water, Yin or a Wuxing Element?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">There is no single, universal Wuxing (\u4e94\u884c, w\u01d4x\u00edng), or Five Phases, assignment for six in everyday Chinese culture. The answer changes with the number system being used.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"header\">\n<th>System<\/th>\n<th>Treatment of 6<\/th>\n<th>Proper boundary<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Yin (\u9634, y\u012bn)\u2013yang number classification<\/td>\n<td>As an even number, 6 may be classified as Yin<\/td>\n<td>A formal number category, not proof that six is unlucky or passive in daily life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td>The Great Plan chapter of the Book of Documents<\/td>\n<td>Lists only five phases as items one through five<\/td>\n<td>It provides no sixth item that assigns an element to 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td>Later Hetu (\u6cb3\u56fe, H\u00e9t\u00fa) system<\/td>\n<td>The Hetu, or Yellow River Chart, pairs 1 and 6 with north and water<\/td>\n<td>A system-specific cosmological mapping, not a universal meaning of six<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Wuxing classifies Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Its early textual lists should not be confused with later number diagrams. The recognizable black-and-white numerical forms of the Hetu and Luoshu became prominent in Northern Song scholarship, although their names and associated traditions are older.<sup>[9]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Thus, \u201csix belongs to Water\u201d can be correct inside a specified Hetu interpretation. It is misleading when presented as the default meaning of six across Chinese language, etiquette, or folk culture. These classifications also do not provide evidence that a chosen number can alter personal fortune.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"common-misreadings-of-number-6\">Common Misreadings of Number 6<\/h2>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><strong>Misreading: Six has always been a top Chinese lucky number.<\/strong> The smooth-progress meaning belongs mainly to modern folk usage. Classical groups of six had their own structural purposes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: \u516d and \u987a are homophones.<\/strong> They are pronounced li\u00f9 and sh\u00f9n. The stronger sound connection is between \u516d and the li\u00f9 reading of \u6e9c.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Liuliu Dashun has one proven ancient origin.<\/strong> Its present meaning is clear, but authoritative dictionaries treat its origin as uncertain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: A number containing 6 produces better outcomes.<\/strong> It can influence preferences and social impressions, not safety, wealth, relationships, or business success.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: 666 is an ancient triple-luck symbol.<\/strong> Its \u201cawesome\u201d meaning comes from modern internet and gaming language.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Chinese 666 always means the same thing as the Western beast number.<\/strong> The normal Chinese online reading is unrelated, although international audiences may recognize both.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misreading: Six is universally a Water number.<\/strong> That mapping belongs to specific later systems such as the Hetu, not to every form of Chinese number symbolism.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h2 id=\"faqs-about-number-6-in-chinese-culture\">FAQs About Number 6 in Chinese Culture<\/h2>\n\n<h3 id=\"is-6-a-lucky-number-in-chinese-culture\">Is 6 a lucky number in Chinese culture?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, six is generally considered favorable in modern Chinese folk usage. It expresses a wish for smooth progress and fewer obstacles, but it is a cultural preference rather than a promise of good fortune.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"why-is-6-considered-lucky-in-china\">Why is 6 considered lucky in China?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The association combines sound and usage. \u516d (li\u00f9) is identical in pronunciation to one reading of \u6e9c, which can mean fluent or smooth, while the established blessing Liuliu Dashun reinforces the idea that everything will go smoothly.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"what-does-liuliu-dashun-mean-1\">What does liuliu dashun mean?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Liuliu Dashun means \u201ceverything goes smoothly\u201d or \u201cmay all things proceed without obstruction.\u201d Its modern meaning is stable, but its precise historical origin remains disputed.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"what-does-666-mean-in-chinese-slang\">What does 666 mean in Chinese slang?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">In informal Chinese online speech, 666 usually means \u201cawesome,\u201d \u201cwell played,\u201d or \u201cimpressive.\u201d It began in gaming usage and can also be playful or sarcastic, depending on context.<\/p>\n\n<h3 id=\"is-666-unlucky-in-china\">Is 666 unlucky in China?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Usually not in a Chinese internet context, where it is mainly positive. In international or Christian contexts, however, the same digits may evoke the \u201cnumber of the beast,\u201d so audience and setting matter.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">[1] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.revised.moe.edu.tw\/dictView.jsp?ID=63781&amp;la=0&amp;powerMode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liuliu Dashun: Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[2] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.revised.moe.edu.tw\/dictView.jsp?ID=3563&amp;la=0&amp;powerMode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liu: Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[3] Matthew Shum, Wei Sun, and Guangliang Ye. <a href=\"https:\/\/authors.library.caltech.edu\/records\/30sbc-4n849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Superstition and \u201cLucky\u201d Apartments: Evidence from Transaction-Level Data<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[4] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.revised.moe.edu.tw\/dictView.jsp?ID=63795&amp;la=0&amp;powerMode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liuhe: Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[5] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/pedia.cloud.edu.tw\/Entry\/Detail\/?search=%E5%85%AD%E8%97%9D&amp;title=%E5%85%AD%E8%97%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six Arts: Education Encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[6] Chinese Text Project. <a href=\"https:\/\/ctext.org\/book-of-changes\/yi-jing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book of Changes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[7] Vojt\u011bch Vol\u010d\u00edk. <a href=\"https:\/\/is.muni.cz\/th\/jrbsx\/MA_thesis_-_final_version_-_Vojtech_Volcik.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Sample Study of Chinese Gaming Slang Terminology<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[8] Bible Gateway. <a 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