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MOST COMMON CHINESE CHARACTERS (1-25)

HANZI
# (PINYIN) ENGLISH OTHER PRONUNCIATIONS SIMILAR HANZI RADICAL
S (T)
(de) possessive particle,
used after an attribute, (dī) seen in the compound
used to form a nominal words #106 白 (bái)
1 的
expression, used at the (dì) aim, clear white
end of a declarative (dí) really and truly
sentence for emphasis
壹(yī) one (banker's
(yí) used before 4th & 5th tones
anti-fraud numeral)
in compound words
2 一 (yī) one 幺|么 (yāo) one or #1 一 (yī) one
(yì) used before 1st, 2nd & 3rd
tones in compound words. ace on dice or
dominoes
3 是 (shì) to be #72 日 (rì) sun
(bú) used before 4th tone in
4 不 (bù) not #1 一 (yī) one
compound words

(liǎo) to finish, achieve,


understand clearly, (of eyes)
(le) verb particle marking a bright, clear-sighted
5 了 new situation or a #6 亅 (jué) hook
(liào) variant of 瞭 (liaò) to watch
completed action
from a height or distance, to
survey

(rén) person #9 人 - 亻 (rén)


6 人
man
#62 戈 (gē)
7 我 (wǒ) I, me, my
halberd

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8 在 (zài) (located) at, to exist #32 土 (tǔ) earth

#74 月 (yuè)
9 有 (yǒu) have, there is
moon
(tā) he, him, used for either
#9 人 - 亻 (rén)
10 他 sex when sex is unknown
or not important man
#162 辵- ⻌ - ⻍
11 这(這) (zhè) this
- ⻎ (chuò) walk
(zhōng) middle, center, (zhòng) hit the mark, suffer, win
12 中 #2 丨 (gǔn) line
among a (prize, etc.)

(dài) seen in the compound


13 大 (dà) big, huge #37 大 (dà) big
words

14 来(來) (lái) to come, to arrive #75 木 (mù) tree

(shàng) on top, above, (shǎng) seen in the compound


15 上 #1 一 (yī) one
upon words

(guó) country, state, nation, #31 囗 (wéi)


16 国(國)
family name enclosure
(gè) general and non- (gě) seen in the compound
17 个(個) #2 丨(gǔn) line
specific classifier words
#18 刀 - 刂 - ⺈
(dào) to, towards, until,
18 到 (dāo) knife
arrive, reach

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(shuō) to speak, to say, #149 言 - 訁
19 说(說) (shuì) to persuade
explain, scold (yán) speech
(men) plural marker for
#9 人 - 亻 (rén)
20 们(們) pronouns and nouns
referring to individuals. man

(wéi) as (in the capacity of), to


21 为(為) (wèi) because of, for, to #3 丶 (zhǔ) dot
take something as, to act as

22 子 (zǐ) child, son (zi) noun suffix #39 子 (zǐ) child

(hè) join in singing, to chime in


with others
(hé) and, together, with, (huó) to combine powdery
#30 口 (kǒu)
23 和 family name, Japanese substance with water
(food, clothes, etc.) (huò) mix, blend mouth
(hú) complete a set in Mahjong
or playing cards
您 (nín) you (formal)
妳 (nǎi) you (female) #9 人 - 亻 (rén)
24 你 (nǐ) you (informal)
袮 (nǐ) you, thou (of man
deity)
(de) -ly, structural particle:
used before an adjective,
25 地 linking it to the proceding (dì) earth, ground, field #32 土 (tǔ) earth
modifying adverbial adjunct

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