Meanings

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