三十六

sānshíliù

number #23,536

Meanings

1 thirty-six (36)
2 (in idioms) a significant traditional number

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他已经三十六岁了，却还没有结婚。

Tā yǐjīng sānshíliù suì le, què hái méiyǒu jiéhūn.

He is already thirty-six years old but has not yet married.

HSK 7-9

三十六计，走为上计。

Sānshíliù jì, zǒu wéi shàng jì.

Of the thirty-six stratagems, fleeing is the best option.

Tips

culture

三十六 is famous in Chinese culture through the classical military text 三十六计 (The Thirty-Six Stratagems), a collection of strategic proverbs from Chinese history. The saying 三十六计，走为上计 (Of the thirty-six strategies, fleeing is the best) is widely known.

Stroke Order

三 sān

十 shí

六 liù