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Reading Pinyin is not really so difficult as the alphabet only has 63 letters. If you pay close attention, you can memorize the sounds in less than a couple days.
Pinyin is the romanized spelling of Chinese character sounds. They have both initial and final sounds. The finals sound loud while the initials are a bit quieter. The finals are divided into two groups: single finals and compound finals. The single finals contain only one vowel. The compound finals contain several vowels or a combination of vowel sounds.
Once you learn the sounds of the individual letters and the combinations in pinyin, you can really speed up your Chinese learning pace. Contact us at Hanbridge to jumpstart your Chinese learning with a free trial class.
ā |
á |
ǎ |
à |
āng |
áng |
ǎng |
àng |
iū |
iú |
iǔ |
iù |
ē |
é |
ě |
è |
ēng |
éng |
ěng |
èng |
iē |
ié |
iě |
iè |
ī |
í |
ǐ |
ì |
īng |
íng |
ǐng |
ìng |
üē |
üé |
üě |
üè |
ō |
ó |
ǒ |
ò |
ōng |
óng |
ǒng |
òng |
er |
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ē |
é |
ě |
è |
b |
P |
m |
f |
ān |
án |
ǎn |
àn |
ǖ |
ǘ |
ǚ |
ǜ |
d |
T |
n |
l |
ēn |
én |
ěn |
èn |
āi |
ái |
ǎi |
ài |
g |
K |
h |
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īn |
ín |
ǐn |
ìn |
ēi |
éi |
ěi |
èi |
j |
Q |
x |
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ūn |
ún |
ǔn |
ùn |
uī |
uí |
uǐ |
uì |
zh |
Ch |
sh |
r |
ǖn |
ǘn |
ǚn |
ǜn |
āo |
áo |
ǎo |
ào |
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ōu |
óu |
ǒu |
òu |
y |
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a |
o |
e |
i |
u |
ü |
ai |
ei |
ui |
ao |
ou |
Iu |
ie |
üe |
er |
b |
ba |
bo |
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bi |
bu |
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bai |
bei |
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bao |
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bie |
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p |
pa |
po |
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pi |
pu |
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pai |
pei |
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pao |
pou |
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pie |
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m |
ma |
mo |
me |
mi |
mu |
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mai |
mei |
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mao |
mou |
miu |
mie |
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f |
fa |
fo |
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fu |
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fei |
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fou |
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d |
da |
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de |
di |
du |
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dai |
dei |
dui |
dao |
dou |
Diu |
die |
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t |
ta |
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te |
ti |
tu |
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tai |
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tui |
tao |
tou |
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tie |
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n |
na |
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ne |
ni |
nu |
nü |
nai |
nei |
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nao |
nou |
niu |
nie |
nue |
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l |
la |
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le |
li |
lu |
lü |
lai |
lei |
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lao |
lou |
liu |
lie |
lue |
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g |
ga |
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ge |
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gu |
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gai |
gei |
hui |
gao |
gou |
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k |
ka |
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ke |
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ku |
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kai |
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kui |
kao |
kou |
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h |
ha |
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he |
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hu |
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hai |
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hui |
hao |
hou |
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j |
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ji |
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ju |
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jiu |
jie |
jue |
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q |
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qi |
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qu |
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qiu |
qie |
que |
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x |
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xi |
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xu |
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xiu |
xie |
xue |
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zh |
zha |
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zhe |
zhi |
zhu |
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zhai |
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zhui |
zhao |
zhou |
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ch |
cha |
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che |
chi |
chu |
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chai |
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chui |
chao |
chou |
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sh |
sha |
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she |
shi |
shu |
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shia |
shei |
shui |
shao |
shou |
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r |
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re |
ri |
ru |
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z |
za |
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ze |
zi |
zu |
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zai |
zei |
zui |
zao |
zou |
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c |
ca |
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ce |
ci |
cu |
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cai |
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cui |
cao |
cou |
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s |
sa |
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se |
si |
su |
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sai |
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sui |
sao |
sou |
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y |
ya |
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ye |
yi |
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yu |
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yao |
you |
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yue |
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w |
wa |
wo |
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wu |
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wai |
wei |
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an |
en |
in |
Un |
ün |
ang |
eng |
ing |
ong |
b |
ban |
ben |
bin |
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bang |
beng |
bing |
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p |
pan |
pen |
pin |
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pang |
peng |
ping |
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m |
man |
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min |
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mang |
meng |
ming |
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f |
fan |
fen |
nin |
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fang |
feng |
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d |
dan |
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dun |
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dang |
deng |
ding |
dong |
t |
tan |
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tun |
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tang |
teng |
ting |
tong |
n |
nan |
nen |
nin |
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nang |
neng |
ning |
nong |
l |
lan |
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lin |
lun |
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lang |
leng |
ling |
long |
g |
gan |
gen |
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gun |
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gang |
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gong |
k |
kan |
ken |
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kun |
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kang |
keng |
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kong |
h |
han |
hen |
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hun |
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hang |
heng |
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hong |
j |
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jin |
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jun |
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jing |
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q |
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qin |
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qun |
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qing |
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x |
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xin |
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xun |
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zh |
zhan |
zhen |
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zhun |
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zhang |
zheng |
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zhong |
ch |
chan |
chen |
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chun |
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chang |
cheng |
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chong |
sh |
shan |
shen |
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shun |
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shang |
sheng |
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r |
ran |
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rang |
reng |
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rong |
z |
zan |
zen |
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zang |
zeng |
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zong |
c |
can |
cen |
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cang |
ceng |
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cong |
s |
san |
sen |
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song |
y |
yan |
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yin |
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yun |
yang |
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ying |
yong |
w |
wan |
wen |
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wang |
weng |
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ia |
iao |
ian |
iang |
iong |
ua |
uo |
uai |
uan |
uang |
Üan |
b |
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biao |
bian |
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p |
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piao |
pian |
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m |
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miao |
mian |
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f |
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d |
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diao |
dian |
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duo |
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duan |
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t |
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tiao |
tian |
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tuo |
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tuan |
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n |
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niao |
nian |
niang |
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nuo |
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nuan |
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l |
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liao |
lian |
liang |
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luo |
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luan |
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g |
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gua |
guo |
guai |
guan |
guang |
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k |
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kua |
kuo |
kuai |
kuan |
kuang |
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h |
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hua |
huo |
huai |
huan |
huang |
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j |
jia |
jiao |
jian |
jiang |
jiong |
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juan |
q |
qia |
qiao |
qian |
qiang |
qiong |
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quan |
x |
xia |
xiao |
xian |
xiang |
xiong |
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xuan |
zh |
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zhua |
zhuo |
zhuai |
zhuan |
zhuang |
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ch |
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chua |
chuo |
chuai |
chuan |
chuang |
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sh |
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shua |
shuo |
shuai |
shuan |
shuang |
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r |
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ruo |
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ruan |
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z |
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zuo |
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zuan |
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c |
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cuo |
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cuan |
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s |
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suo |
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suan |
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y |
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yuan |
w |
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In Chinese, a syllable is formed by combining the initial sound with the final, the content at the beginning of syllable is initial, and the remain part is known as the final.
There are 21 initials and 38 finals.
The finals connect with the Intitial sounds to create the one syllable words that are the basis of the Chinese language.
Although all Chinese words are one syllable, they are often combined to create terms made from several words.