=1

你

nǐ

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)

=1

你

nǐ

you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

=2

能

Néng

surname Neng

=2

能

néng

can to be able to might possibly ability (physics) energy

=2

能

nài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”) a surname alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)

=2

能

tái

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)

=2

能

tài

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)

=2

能

nái

(obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle

=2

能

tāi

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)

=2

能

xióng

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)

3

來

lái

to come (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai) ever since (as in 自古以來 zìgǔyǐlái) for the past (amount of time) (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì) (between two verbs) in order to (after a round number) approximately (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)

=4

嗎

má

(coll.) what?

=4

嗎

mǎ

used in 嗎啡 mǎfēi

=4

嗎

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)