Sentence Composition
| =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 | 以 | yǐ | old variant of 以 yǐ |
| =2 | 以 | yǐ | old variant of 以 yǐ |
| =2 | 以 | Yǐ | abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè |
| =2 | 以 | yǐ |
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| =3 | 爲 | wéi | variant of 为 wéi |
| =3 | 爲 | wèi | variant of 为 wèi |
| 4 | 我 | wǒ |
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| 5 | 真 | zhēn |
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| =6 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| =6 | 要 | yào |
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| =6 | 要 | yǎo |
| =7 | 喝 | hē |
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| =7 | 喝 | hè | to shout |
| =8 | 啊 | ā |
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| =8 | 啊 | á |
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| =8 | 啊 | ǎ |
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| =8 | 啊 | à |
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| =8 | 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |