1. to want; to need; to ask for
2. will; shall; about to
3. need to; should
4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
5. (bound form) important

1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
3. used in 要褭／要袅

1. six
2. 6

1. to open up
2. to spread
3. sheet of paper
4. classifier for flat objects, sheet
5. classifier for votes

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 帳／帐 (zhàng).
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 脹／胀 (zhàng).
3. Original form of 帳／帐 (zhàng).
4. Original form of 脹／胀 (zhàng).
5. to boast; to exaggerate (now merged into Pronunciation 1)

1. two
2. both
3. some
4. a few
5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 jīn (old)

1. to open up
2. to spread
3. sheet of paper
4. classifier for flat objects, sheet
5. classifier for votes

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 帳／帐 (zhàng).
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 脹／胀 (zhàng).
3. Original form of 帳／帐 (zhàng).
4. Original form of 脹／胀 (zhàng).
5. to boast; to exaggerate (now merged into Pronunciation 1)

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. student
2. schoolchild

1. disciple; follower (Classifier: 位 m)
2. student; pupil (Classifier: 位 m)

1. ticket
2. ballot
3. banknote
4. person held for ransom
5. amateur performance of Chinese opera
6. classifier for groups, batches, business transactions

classifier: 張

1. ethereal
2. roaring flame
3. to shake

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

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