Top 10 Most Common Mandarin Hanzi

的

de (de5) of • ~'s (possessive particle) • (used after an attribute) • (used to form a nominal expression) • (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)

一

yī (yi1) one • 1 • single • a (article) • as soon as • entire • whole • all • throughout • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

是

shì (shi4) is • am • are • to be • affirmative particle • (indicates identity or equivalence)

不

bù (bu4) not • no • negation particle • indicates the opposite or absence of something

了

**le (le0) **indicates a completed action or change of state; often used as a particle to denote past tense or situation change.

在

zài (zai4) (located) at • (to be) in • to exist • in the middle of doing sth • (indicating an action in progress)

人

rén (ren2)man • person • people

有

yǒu (you3)to have • there is • there are • to exist • to be

我

wǒ (wo3)I • me • my

他

tā (ta1)he or him • (used for either gender when the gender is unknown or unimportant) • (used before sb's name for emphasis) • (used as a meaningless mock object) • other • another