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 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. on the road
2. on the way; en route

1. on the road
2. on the way; en route

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. small
2. tiny
3. few
4. young

1. used in 菩萨 púsà
2. used in transliteration

1. uncooked rice
2. meter (unit of length)
3. (slang) Chinese yuan

1. teacher
2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
3. husband
4. (dialect) doctor

classifier: 位

1. (dialectal) traditional Chinese medicine physician
2. (literal, Classical) one who was born earlier
3. (literary) Taoist priest
4. (literary) ancestor
5. (literary) father and elder brother
6. An honorific for adults, usually conferred on males: mister; sir; gentleman
7. Taoist priest
8. ancestor
9. father and elder brother
10. husband
11. one who was born earlier
12. traditional Chinese medicine physician