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. (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. sentence
2. clause
3. phrase
4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 彀 (gòu, “to draw a bow”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 彀 (gòu, “to draw a bow”)
4. used in 句當／句当, alternative form of 勾當 /勾当

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 絇 /𰬆 (jù, “a kind of shoe ornament or decoration”)
2. alternative form of 絇 /𰬆 (jù, “a kind of shoe ornament or decoration”)

1. dialect
2. language
3. spoken words
4. speech
5. talk
6. words
7. conversation
8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番

1. to shorten
2. shortening

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