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Fourteen
Numbers are funny things, they have an impact on people and various numbers mean certain things to different people and cultures. In China the luckiest number is 8 followed by 6. On the other hand 4 is generally* considered unlucky because the Chinese word for four，si (四）is similar to the word for death (死).
However my favourite number is 14. It has been my favourate number for as long as I can remember but 14 is an interesting number. Fourteen is the sum of the first three squares; 1^2+2^2+3^2=14. Also, in Roman numerals 14 is the first number that uses three seperate characters; XIV.
I also like 6 and for some reason I always associate that number with the colour green.
*Four can sometimes be seen as lucky in China as it represents four seasons and sometimes the character for four is used in Chinese names.
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