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. root
2. basis
3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
4. radical (chemistry)

classifier: 條

1. moist
2. wet

1. to fall
2. to drop
3. to lag behind
4. to lose
5. to go missing
6. to reduce
7. fall (in prices)
8. to lose (value, weight etc)
9. to wag
10. to swing
11. to turn
12. to change
13. to exchange
14. to swap
15. to show off
16. to shed (hair)
17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

1. (obsolete) to hold; to wield; to bear; to lift
2. to hold; to wield; to bear; to lift

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

classifiers: 根, 盒

1. to touch briefly; to tap
2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
3. to order (food etc); to select
4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
5. to hint at; to imply
6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
9. point; dot; spot; speck
10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
11. (math.) decimal point
12. point in time or space
13. (after a number) o'clock
14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
15. classifier for small amounts

1. fire
2. urgent
3. ammunition
4. fiery or flaming
5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
6. hot (popular)
7. classifier for military units (old)
8. Kangxi radical 86

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