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

1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 Xīnjiāng
2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō
3. surname Xin

1. new
2. newly
3. meso- (chemistry)

1. from; through; via
2. (bound form) to follow
3. (bound form) to obey
4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
5. (used before a negative) ever
6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

1. April
2. fourth month (of the lunar year)

1. April
2. The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

1. to begin
2. beginning
3. to start
4. initial

classifier: 個