1. (pronoun) this; these
2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)

1. head
2. chief
3. first (occasion, thing etc)
4. classifier for poems, songs etc

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

1. to follow
2. from
3. because of; due to
4. by; via; through
5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

1. Foster or Forster (name)
2. Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer

1. actually
2. place
3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
4. that which
5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier: 個

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs