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. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
2. alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)

1. classics
2. sacred book
3. scripture
4. to pass through
5. to undergo
6. to bear
7. to endure
8. warp (textile)
9. longitude
10. menstruation
11. channel (TCM)
12. abbr. for economics 經濟 jīngjì

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “diameter”)
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “path”)
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to weave
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, weaving) to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise
6. alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “diameter”)
7. alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “path”)
8. alternative form of 徑 /径 (jìng, “straight; directly”)
9. to weave
10. to wrap; to arrange strands of thread so that they run lengthwise