Phonetics
There are 36 Pronunciation Sounds in the Chinese Language. There are Starting Sounds, Mid Sounds and Ending sounds. These are shown below and the starting tones are highlighted in green, mid sounds in blue and ending sounds in yellow.
Click on the symbol to hear its pronunciation.
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YI |
EAT |
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WU |
WOOD |
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YU |
YOU |
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A |
APPLE |
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O |
ORANGE |
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U |
UNDER |
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E |
EMPTY |
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AI |
HEIGHT |
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EI |
HEY |
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AW |
COW |
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OW |
HOLE |
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AN |
ANT |
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EN |
ENTER |
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ANG |
HANG |
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ENG |
HUNG |
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ER |
PETER |
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B |
BUTTER |
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P |
PUTTER |
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M |
MUTTER |
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F |
FAT |
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D |
DAD |
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T |
TAD |
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N |
NIT |
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L |
LIT |
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G |
GIT |
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K |
KIT |
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H |
HIT |
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JI |
JEAN |
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CHI |
CHEEK |
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SHI |
SHEEP |
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JR |
GERMANY |
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CHR |
CHESS |
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SHR |
SUGAR |
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R |
RED |
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DZ |
ZAP |
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TSZ |
ANTS |
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S |
SAT |
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