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Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Chart
This page replicates the pinyin chart structure as a study reference.
Initials
Section titled “Initials”| Group | Initials |
|---|---|
| Labials | b, p, m, f |
| Alveolars | d, t, n, l |
| Velars | g, k, h |
| Alveo-palatals | j, q, x |
| Retroflex | zh, ch, sh, r |
| Dental sibilants | z, c, s |
| Zero initial forms | y, w (spelling helpers) |
Finals
Section titled “Finals”| Group | Finals |
|---|---|
| Simple | a, o, e, i, u, ü |
| Compound | ai, ei, ao, ou, ia, ie, ua, uo, üe |
| Nasal | an, en, ang, eng, ong, ian, in, iang, ing, iong, uan, un, uang, ueng, üan, ün |
| Special | er |
Pinyin Syllable Chart (Adapted)
Section titled “Pinyin Syllable Chart (Adapted)”| Final | Common syllables |
|---|---|
| a | a, ba, pa, ma, fa, da, ta, na, la, ga, ka, ha, zha, cha, sha, za, ca, sa |
| o | o, bo, po, mo, fo, lo |
| e | e, me, de, te, ne, le, ge, ke, he, zhe, che, she, re, ze, ce, se |
| ai | ai, bai, pai, mai, dai, tai, nai, lai, gai, kai, hai, zhai, chai, shai, zai, cai, sai |
| ei | ei, bei, pei, mei, fei, dei, tei, nei, lei, gei, kei, hei, zhei, shei, zei |
| ao | ao, bao, pao, mao, dao, tao, nao, lao, gao, kao, hao, zhao, chao, shao, rao, zao, cao, sao |
| ou | ou, pou, mou, fou, dou, tou, nou, lou, gou, kou, hou, zhou, chou, shou, rou, zou, cou, sou |
| an | an, ban, pan, man, fan, dan, tan, nan, lan, gan, kan, han, zhan, chan, shan, ran, zan, can, san |
| en | en, ben, pen, men, fen, den, nen, gen, ken, hen, zhen, chen, shen, ren, zen, cen, sen |
| ang | ang, bang, pang, mang, fang, dang, tang, nang, lang, gang, kang, hang, zhang, chang, shang, rang, zang, cang, sang |
| eng | eng, beng, peng, meng, feng, deng, teng, neng, leng, geng, keng, heng, zheng, cheng, sheng, reng, zeng, ceng, seng |
| er | er |
| i | yi, bi, pi, mi, di, ti, ni, li, ji, qi, xi, zhi, chi, shi, ri, zi, ci, si |
| ia | ya, dia, lia, jia, qia, xia |
| ie | ye, bie, pie, mie, die, tie, nie, lie, jie, qie, xie |
| iao | yao, biao, piao, miao, diao, tiao, niao, liao, jiao, qiao, xiao, zhao, chao, shao, rao |
| iu | you, miu, diu, niu, liu, jiu, qiu, xiu |
| ian | yan, bian, pian, mian, dian, tian, nian, lian, jian, qian, xian |
| in | yin, bin, pin, min, nin, lin, jin, qin, xin |
| iang | yang, niang, liang, jiang, qiang, xiang |
| ing | ying, bing, ping, ming, ding, ting, ning, ling, jing, qing, xing |
| iong | yong, jiong, qiong, xiong |
| u | wu, bu, pu, mu, fu, du, tu, nu, lu, gu, ku, hu, zhu, chu, shu, ru, zu, cu, su |
| ua | wa, gua, kua, hua, zhua, chua, shua |
| uo | wo, duo, tuo, nuo, luo, guo, kuo, huo, zhuo, chuo, shuo, ruo, zuo, cuo, suo |
| uai | wai, guai, kuai, huai, zhuai, chuai, shuai |
| ui | wei, dui, tui, gui, kui, hui, zhui, chui, shui, rui, zui, cui, sui |
| uan | wan, duan, tuan, nuan, luan, guan, kuan, huan, zhuan, chuan, shuan, ruan, zuan, cuan, suan |
| un | wen, dun, tun, nun, lun, gun, kun, hun, zhun, chun, shun, run, zun, cun, sun |
| uang | wang, guang, kuang, huang, zhuang, chuang, shuang |
| ueng | weng |
| ü | yu, nü, lü, ju, qu, xu |
| üe | yue, nüe, lüe, jue, que, xue |
| üan | yuan, juan, quan, xuan |
| ün | yun, jun, qun, xun |
Source
Section titled “Source”- YoYo Chinese Pinyin Chart (reference): yoyochinese.com/chinese-learning-tools/Mandarin-Chinese-pronunciation-lesson/pinyin-chart-table
This page is an adapted text version for note-taking and quick lookup.