10 most common chinese characters

1 的  de/di2/di4 (possessive particle)
2 一         yi1 one/1/single/a(n)
3 是  shi4 is/are/am/yes/to be
4 不  bu4/bu2 (negative prefix)/not/no
5 了  le/liao3/liao4 (modal particle)
6 在  zai4 (located) at/in/exist
7 人         ren2 man/person/people
8 有         you3 to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
9 我         wo3 I/me/myself
10 他         ta1 he/him