曰

to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3] / surname Shen

to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for

once / already / ever (in the past) / former / previously / (past tense marker used before verb or clause)

great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)

surname Zeng