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Here are the most common Chinese Characters.  
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Learning them will be a good start if you wish to learn Chinese.
Welcome to our lesson on the 10 most common Chinese characters! 📚 By learning these essential characters, you'll already feel more confident when walking around the streets in China, as you'll be able to recognize some of the written language. However, keep in mind that to become proficient in reading Chinese, you'll need to study a lot more, as a high school-educated Chinese person is thought to know between 3,500 and 4,000 characters. 😮


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After mastering these 10 characters, you might want to explore other related lessons to expand your Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Check out our lessons on [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Weather-and-Climate|Weather and Climate]], [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Introducing-Each-Other-%28Business-vocabulary%29|Mandarin-chinese Vocabulary - Introducing Each Other (Business)]] and [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Mandarin-chinese Vocabulary - Feelings and Emotions]] to continue your language learning journey. 加油 (jiāyóu) - Keep up the good work!
  |Most
==的==
common
*de: grammatical particle
  |Character
*dì: goal
  |Most common
*dí: real
meanings
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  | rowspan="3" |1
  | rowspan="3" |的
  |de
: grammatical particle
|-
  |dì : 
goal
|-
  |dí : 的确 : real
|-
  | rowspan="4" |2
  | rowspan="4" |一
  |yī
: one
|-
  |yí : 一个人 yí gè rén one person
|-
  | rowspan="2" |yì : 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little
|-
|-
  |3
  |是
  |shì
: to be
|-
  | rowspan="2" |4
  | rowspan="2" |不
  | rowspan="2" |bù,
bú  : not
|-
|-
  | rowspan="3" |5
  | rowspan="3" |了
  |verb
particle
|-
  | rowspan="2" |liǎo :  finish
|-
|-
  | rowspan="2" |6
  | rowspan="2" |人
  | rowspan="2" |rén :
people
|-
|-
  | rowspan="2" |7
  | rowspan="2" |我
  | rowspan="2" |wǒ : I
|-
|-
  |8
  |在
  |zài
: at
|-
  | rowspan="2" |9
  | rowspan="2" |有
  |yǒu
: have
|-
  |yòu : again
|-
  | rowspan="2" |10
  | rowspan="2" |他
  |tā
: he
|-
  |tuō : someone else, something else
|}


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==一==
  !|Number
*yī: one
  !|Character
*yí: one (before falling tone) 一个人 yí gè rén = one person
  !|Most common meanings
*yì: one (before high, rising, low tones) 一点儿 yìdiǎnr = a little
 
|-
==是==
  | rowspan="3" |1
*shì: to be
  | rowspan="3" |的
 
  |de : grammatical particle
==不==
*bù: not (before high, rising, low tones)
|-
*bú: not (before falling tone)
  |dì :  goal
 
==了==
|-
*verb particle
  |dí : 的确 : real
*liǎo: finish
 
|-
==人==
  | rowspan="4" |2
*rén: people
  | rowspan="4" |一
 
  |yī : one
==我==
*wǒ: I, me
|-
 
  |yí : 一个人 yí gè rén one person
==在==
*zài: at
|-
 
  | rowspan="2" |yì : 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little
==有==
*yǒu: have
|-
*yòu: again
 
|-
==他==
  |3
*tā: he; someone else, something else
  |是
 
  |shì : to be
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==Other Lessons==
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* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/山-shān|山 shān]]
  | rowspan="3" |5
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/意-yì-meaning,-intention|意 yì meaning, intention]]
  | rowspan="3" |了
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Express-Surprise|Express Surprise]]
  |verb particle
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/孩-hái-child|孩 hái child]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/破-pò-break,-tear,-split|破 pò break, tear, split]]
|-
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Kitchen|Kitchen]]
  | rowspan="2" |liǎo :  finish
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/跑-păo-run|跑 păo run]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/Gardening|Gardening]]
|-
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/队(隊)-duì-team,-group|队(隊) duì team, group]]
* [[Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/米-mĭ-uncooked-rice|米 mĭ uncooked rice]]
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  | rowspan="2" |6
  | rowspan="2" |人
  | rowspan="2" |rén : people
|-
|-
  | rowspan="2" |7
  | rowspan="2" |我
  | rowspan="2" |wǒ : I
|-
|-
  |8
  |在
  |zài : at
|-
  | rowspan="2" |9
  | rowspan="2" |有
  |yǒu : have
|-
  |yòu : again
|-
  | rowspan="2" |10
  | rowspan="2" |他
  |tā : he
|-
  |tuō : someone else, something else
|}

Latest revision as of 21:59, 24 March 2023

Most-common-chinese-characters.jpg
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Welcome to our lesson on the 10 most common Chinese characters! 📚 By learning these essential characters, you'll already feel more confident when walking around the streets in China, as you'll be able to recognize some of the written language. However, keep in mind that to become proficient in reading Chinese, you'll need to study a lot more, as a high school-educated Chinese person is thought to know between 3,500 and 4,000 characters. 😮

After mastering these 10 characters, you might want to explore other related lessons to expand your Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. Check out our lessons on Weather and Climate, Mandarin-chinese Vocabulary - Introducing Each Other (Business) and Mandarin-chinese Vocabulary - Feelings and Emotions to continue your language learning journey. 加油 (jiāyóu) - Keep up the good work!

的[edit | edit source]

  • de: grammatical particle
  • dì: goal
  • dí: real

一[edit | edit source]

  • yī: one
  • yí: one (before falling tone) 一个人 yí gè rén = one person
  • yì: one (before high, rising, low tones) 一点儿 yìdiǎnr = a little

是[edit | edit source]

  • shì: to be

不[edit | edit source]

  • bù: not (before high, rising, low tones)
  • bú: not (before falling tone)

了[edit | edit source]

  • verb particle
  • liǎo: finish

人[edit | edit source]

  • rén: people

我[edit | edit source]

  • wǒ: I, me

在[edit | edit source]

  • zài: at

有[edit | edit source]

  • yǒu: have
  • yòu: again

他[edit | edit source]

  • tā: he; someone else, something else

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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