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. how much
2. how many
3. several
4. a few

1. (obsolete) alternative form of 冀 (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
2. (obsolete) alternative form of 紀 /纪 (“age; year”)
3. alternative form of 冀 (jì, “to hope; to look forward to”)
4. alternative form of 紀 /纪 (“age; year”)

1. branch
2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

1. alternative form of 歧 (qí, “divergent”)
2. alternative form of 跂 (“extra toe”)

1. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
2. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

classifiers: 支, 枝

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. who
2. also pr. shuí

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 跑堂兒的 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