1. can
2. to be able to
3. might possibly
4. ability
5. (physics) energy

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

1. to borrow
2. (used in combination with 给 gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend
3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
4. (sometimes followed by 着 zhe) by; with

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. I
2. me
3. my

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

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

1. otherwise
2. or else
3. how about...?
4. either... (or...)

1. (bound form) row; line
2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession
3. (bound form) commercial firm
4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
6. classifier for rows or lines

1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
2. (literary) trip; journey; visit
3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift
4. (bound form) current; in circulation
5. (bound form) to do; to perform
6. capable; competent
7. all right; OK!; will do
8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. xìng)
9. (literary) about to; soon

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”)
2. order; rank
3. used in 樹行子／树行子 (“row of trees”)
4. used in 行行 (“bold; staunch; strong”)

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly