1. to hold; to grasp
2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
3. handlebar
4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
5. classifier for things with handles
6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 bǎ + {noun} + {verb})

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 爬 (pá, “to scratch”)

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. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
2. (bound form) individual

1. tongue
2. enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

classifier: 個

1. to put
2. to place
3. to release
4. to free
5. to let go
6. to let out
7. to set off (fireworks)

1. a surname, Fang
2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
3. to base on
4. to reach

1. to exist; to be alive
2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

1. to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request)
2. to gape