1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

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

1. book
2. letter
3. document
4. to write

classifiers: 本, 冊, 部

1. barely
2. only
3. merely
4. only (this and nothing more)

1. January
2. first month (of the lunar year)

1. January
2. first month of the Chinese lunar calendar

1. front
2. forward
3. ahead
4. first
5. top (followed by a number)
6. future
7. ago
8. before
9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
10. former
11. formerly

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

1. and
2. moreover
3. yet
4. for the time being
5. to be about to
6. both (... and...)

1. alternative form of 俎 (zǔ, “chopping board”)
2. alternative form of 駔 /驵 (“steed”)
3. many; numerous; flourishing
4. sentence-final modal particle
5. sixth month in the lunar calendar
6. used in 次且 (“hesitant in walking”)

1. to sell
2. to betray
3. to spare no effort
4. to show off or flaunt

1. (historical dictionaries only) to hawk; to peddle in the street
2. Original form of 鬻 (yù, “to sell”).
3. alternative form of 儥 /𰂏 (yù, “to sell”)
4. to hawk; to peddle in the street

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

1. book
2. booklet
3. classifier for books