(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)

ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

(variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only

proper

to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)

dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what sb said / CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]

old variant of 話|话[hua4]