1. red
2. pellet
3. powder
4. cinnabar

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. threshing floor
2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

1. large place used for a specific purpose
2. stage
3. scene (of a play)
4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
5. classifier for number of exams

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) loose soil; soil that has been tilled
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mound created by creatures like ants or moles
3. loose soil; soil that has been tilled
4. mound created by creatures like ants or moles

classifier: 起

1. empress
2. queen
3. (archaic) monarch
4. ruler

1. back
2. behind
3. rear
4. afterwards
5. after
6. later
7. post-

1. to disfigure
2. to spoil the beauty of

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