=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

在

zài

to exist; to be alive (of sb or sth) to be (located) at (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

4

我

wǒ

I me my

=5

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=5

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=5

的

dí

really and truly

=5

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

=6

背

bēi

variant of 背 bēi

=6

背

bēi

to be burdened to carry on the back or shoulder

=6

背

bèi

the back of a body or object to turn one's back to hide something from to learn by heart to recite from memory (slang) unlucky hard of hearing

=7

上

shǎng

used in 上声 shǎngshēng

=7

上

shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous first (of multiple parts) to climb; to get onto; to go up to attend (class or university) (directional complement) up (noun suffix) on; above

=8

涂

tú

to apply (paint etc) to smear to daub to blot out to scribble to scrawl (literary) mud street

=8

涂

Tú

surname Tu

=8

涂

tú

variant of 途 tú

=8

涂

tú

used in 嵞山

9

些

xiē

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

10

防晒霜

fángshàishuāng

suntan lotion sunscreen cream

=11

吗

má

(coll.) what?

=11

吗

mǎ

used in 吗啡 mǎfēi

=11

吗

ma

(question particle for "yes-no" questions)