[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