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. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
2. to measure
3. husband
4. polite appellation for an older male

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. nine
2. 9

1. a Chinese foot
2. one-third of a meter
3. a ruler
4. a tape-measure
5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

classifiers: 支, 把