1. currency
2. (old) exchange of goods

1. (old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively
2. (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)

1. to lobby
2. to campaign
3. to promote (an idea, a product)
4. (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)

1. to appear in court for trial (old)
2. (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall

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. (old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc)
2. (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government