1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

1. tool
2. device
3. utensil
4. equipment
5. instrument
6. talent
7. ability
8. to possess
9. to have
10. to provide
11. to furnish
12. to state
13. classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies