1road; path (CL:條|条,股)
2way; reason; principle
3a skill; an art; a specialization
4(Daoism) the Way; the Dao
5to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
6to express; to extend (polite words)
7(old) circuit (administrative division)
8classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process