1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 dìliù "sixth")
2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
3. (old) residence of a high official
4. (literary) but; however
5. (literary) only; just

1. (literary) birdcage
2. (used in place names)

1. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
2. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

classifiers: 支, 枝

1. to wait for; to await
2. by the time; when; till
3. and so on; etc.; et al.
4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
5. (bound form) equal to; same as
6. (used to end an enumeration)
7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

1. to answer correctly
2. (literary) to respond; to reply

1. (literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
2. to recite
3. to read (aloud)