Mandarin Chinese“liù” Means: “Six” How to do it: extend thumb and little finger, keeping rest of the hand closed. The thumb indicates one set of five.Unlike in most other countries, people in China will use only one hand to signify numbers one to 10. This is very useful for bargaining, not least because in China the words for basic numbers vary between regions. Numbers one to five are indicated as normalIllustration: Scott Garrett