| 年代 | nian2 dai4 | age |
| 六 | liu4 | 6 |
| 己 | ji3 | hexa |
| 十六 | shi2 liu4 | 16 |
| 六月 | liu4 yue4 | June |
| 六十 | liu4 shi2 | 60 |
| 第六 | di4 liu4 | sixth |
| 秒 | miao3 | second (of time) |
| 陆 | lu4 liu4 liu4 | land |
| 赵 | zhao4 zhao4 zhao1 | to surpass (old) |
| 夏 | xia4 | Xiamen |
| 乾隆 | gan1 long1 qian2 long2 | Qianlong or Ch'ien-lung, emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigned sixty years (1735-1796) |
| 二八 | er4 ba1 | 16 |