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. to close (a door)
2. to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

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. gate
2. door
3. gateway
4. doorway
5. opening
6. valve
7. switch
8. way to do something
9. knack
10. family
11. house
12. (religious) sect
13. school (of thought)
14. class
15. category
16. phylum or division (taxonomy)
17. classifier for large guns
18. classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
19. (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

classifiers: 扇, 個