to state; to express; to explain or report

to extend; to stretch; to prolong; same as 伸 shēn

the ninth of the twelve earthly branches, representing the time from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the year of the Monkey, and the direction 240°

(bound form) a short name for Shanghai

a Chinese surname

(literary) again; repeatedly; once more

a vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty located in modern-day Henan province