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. difference; discrepancy
2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

1. different
2. wrong; mistaken
3. to fall short; to lack
4. not up to standard; inferior
5. Taiwan pr. chā

1. to send (on an errand)
2. (archaic) person sent on such an errand
3. job; official post

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 搓 (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).
2. Original form of 搓 (cuō, “to rub with one's hands; to scrub; to twist”).

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 瘥 (chài, “to recover from an illness”).
2. Original form of 瘥 (chài, “to recover from an illness”).

1. (historical) metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 鍾 /钟 (zhōng, “unit of capacity”)
4. bell (Classifier: 架; 座)
5. clock (Classifier: 架; 座)
6. metal ceremonial percussion instrument hung from a rack and struck with a mallet
7. time measured in hours and minutes

classifiers: 架, 座, 點, 分, 秒

1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
4. only; as little as
5. as much as; as many as
6. to approach; to move towards
7. to undertake; to engage in
8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
9. (of food) to go with
10. with regard to; concerning
11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...

1. can
2. to be able to
3. might possibly
4. ability
5. (physics) energy

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
2. a surname
3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

1. to keep up with
2. to catch up with
3. to overtake
4. to chance upon
5. in time for

classifiers: 列, 節, 班, 趟