(bound form) numerous; multitudinous; many

(bound form) related to or born of a concubine rather than the primary wife, as opposed to 嫡 dí

(bound form) the commoners or ordinary people as a class

(literary) used to express a hope or possibility that something might happen, similar to "hopefully" or "so as to avoid"

a Chinese surname

(literary) to be close to; to be nearly the same as (especially regarding sagehood or standards)