Senses
[suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots
(bound form) secondary; subordinate; derived from a main body or source
(bound form) son; child; offspring
[suffix] used after certain measure words to indicate a brief duration or a single instance
(bound form) seed; kernel; egg; small and hard object or pellet
(literary) master or teacher, used as a title of respect; also used as a polite way to say "you"
the first of the twelve Earthly Branches, representing the North, the year of the Rat, and the time from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
viscount, the fourth of the five ancient Chinese noble ranks
(bound form) young; tender; small
(measure word) for bundles or hanks of thin things like hair or thread
the third category of the traditional Chinese four-division library system, consisting of philosophical or technical works
(informal) copper coin; money
(literary) interest on a loan; profit