Pinyin Table
Knowing which Initials goes with the finals is important. Click on any one of the box below and you will find their right combination highlighted. Your selection are displayed at the top and you can simply click to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Initials (shēngmŭ 声母) | Finals (yùnmŭ 韵母) |
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bpmfd
tnlgk
hjqxz
cszhchsh
ryw
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aoeiuü
aiaoanangiaiao
ieiuianiangining
iongeienengerou
onguauouaiuiuan
unuangüeüanün
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Letters
Pinyin differs from other romanizations in several aspects, such as the following:
- ü jiàndào j,q,x, tuōmào xíng gè lǐ (when ü meets j,q,x, take the hat off and say hi, which means ü changes to u when ü meets j, q, x).
- Syllables starting with ü are written as yu in place of ü (e.g. üe is written as yue).
- Syllables starting with i are written as y in place of i (e.g. iou is written as you). Standalone i is written as yi.
- Syllables starting with u are written as w in place of u (e.g. ueng is written as weng). Standalone u is written as wu.
- When preceded by a consonant, iou, uei, and uen are simplified as iu, ui, and un (which do not represent the actual pronunciation).
