\u55ae\u97fb\u6bcd \/ \u5355\u97f5\u6bcd \u00b7 Simple Finals \u2014 OneDotDot Chinese<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,400;9..144,500;9..144,600;9..144,700&family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@500;700&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500;600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n :root{\n --paper:#FFFFFF;\n --paper-dim:#F7F4EE;\n --ink:#2A2723;\n --ink-soft:#5B564C;\n --seal:#B23A2E;\n --seal-dim:#8f2e24;\n --bamboo:#4F6F52;\n --gold:#AD8A4D;\n --line: rgba(42,39,35,0.13);\n --radius: 3px;\n }\n *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}\n body{\n margin:0;\n background:var(--paper);\n color:var(--ink);\n font-family:'Inter', sans-serif;\n }\n\n .wrap{\n position:relative;\n z-index:1;\n max-width:920px;\n margin:0 auto;\n padding:0 24px;\n 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max-width:520px;\n }\n footer a{color:var(--seal); text-decoration:none; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(178,58,46,0.3);}\n\n @media (max-width:640px){\n .wrap{padding:0 5px;}\n section.final{grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:20px;}\n .final-glyph{flex-direction:row; align-items:center;}\n .stamp{width:76px; height:76px;}\n .stamp .letter{font-size:34px;}\n .wave{display:none;}\n header.hero{padding:52px 0 40px;}\n .hero-stamp{width:64px;height:64px; top:48px;}\n }\n\n @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){\n section.final{transition:none; opacity:1; transform:none;}\n html{scroll-behavior:auto;}\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n <header class=\"hero\">\n <div class=\"hero-stamp\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\">\n <rect x=\"4\" y=\"4\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#B23A2E\"\/>\n <rect x=\"12\" y=\"12\" width=\"76\" height=\"76\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"rgba(255,255,255,0.5)\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n <text x=\"50\" y=\"66\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"'Noto Serif TC', serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"46\" fill=\"#F4E9DD\">\u97f3<\/text>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">OneDotDot Chinese \u00b7 Pronunciation<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ae\u97fb\u6bcd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5355\u97f5\u6bcd<\/span><\/span>Simple Finals<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero-sub\">Six vowel sounds carry most of Mandarin’s pronunciation, and most of its traps. This is a listening-first guide to <strong>a \u00b7 o \u00b7 i \u00b7 u \u00b7 \u00fc \u00b7 e<\/strong> \u2014 what each one sounds like, how it changes shape next to certain consonants, and where English intuition will lead you astray.<\/p>\n <\/header>\n\n <section class=\"series\">\n <span class=\"series-eyebrow\">Hanyu Pinyin \u00b7 a 5-part foundation<\/span>\n <div class=\"series-steps\">\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">01<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Initials \u2014 Part 1<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">b p m f \u00b7 d t n l \u00b7 g k h<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">02<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Initials \u2014 Part 2<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">j q x \u00b7 zh ch sh r \u00b7 z c s<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <span class=\"step current\" aria-current=\"page\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">03<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Simple Finals<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">a \u00b7 o \u00b7 i \u00b7 u \u00b7 \u00fc \u00b7 e \u2014 you are here<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/compound-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">04<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Compound Finals<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">ai\u00b7ei\u00b7ao\u00b7ou \u00b7 an\u00b7eng\u00b7ong \u00b7 er, +more<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/22\/pinyin-spelling-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">05<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Spelling Rules<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">spacing \u00b7 tones \u00b7 y\/w\/yu \u00b7 erhua<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"reference\">\n <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_the_finals_the_21_initials\"><\/span>Before the finals: the 21 initials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n <p>Every Mandarin syllable pairs an initial (a consonant) with a final (the vowel sound covered below). If the initials aren’t solid yet, these link straight to the matching section of Part 1 and Part 2.<\/p>\n <div class=\"ref-group\">\n <div class=\"ref-group-head\">\n <span class=\"label\">Part 1<\/span>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Part 1 \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"chip-row\">\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">b<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">p<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">m<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">f<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">d<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">n<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">l<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">g<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">k<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">h<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ref-group\">\n <div class=\"ref-group-head\">\n <span class=\"label\">Part 2<\/span>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Part 2 \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"chip-row\">\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#j_q_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">j<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#j_q_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">q<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#j_q_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">x<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zh<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ch<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sh<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#z_c_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">z<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#z_c_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">c<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#z_c_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">s<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <nav class=\"finals-nav\">\n <div class=\"row\">\n <a href=\"#final-a\">a<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-o\">o<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-i\">i \u00b7 yi<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-u\">u \u00b7 wu<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-v\">\u00fc<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-e\">e<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/nav>\n\n <main>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-a\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">a<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 10 2, 20 20, 30 11 S 50 2, 60 11 S 80 20, 90 11 S 100 4, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 01<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_a_a_a_a\"><\/span>a <span class=\"pinyin\">\u0101 \u00e1 \u01ce \u00e0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">the open one \u2014 nothing changes it<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201ca\u201d in the English word <em>h<u>a<\/u><\/em>. Mouth wide open, no surprises.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ha.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">ha<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>la<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ma<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>za<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ta<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>fa<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-o\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">o<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 15 3, 15 19, 30 11 S 45 3, 60 11 S 75 19, 90 11 S 100 5, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 02<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"o_o_o_o_o\"><\/span>o <span class=\"pinyin\">\u014d \u00f3 \u01d2 \u00f2<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">rounds into \u201cuo\u201d after b \u00b7 p \u00b7 m \u00b7 f<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201co\u201d in <em>Orange<\/em> \u2014 lips rounded.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>But paired with the initials <em>b, p, m, f<\/em>, \u201co\u201d quietly becomes \u201cuo\u201d in sound.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bo.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">o<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>bo<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>mo<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>po<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>fo<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-i\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">i<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 15 C 10 4, 20 4, 30 15 S 50 4, 60 15 S 80 4, 90 15 S 100 6, 104 12\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 03<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i_yi\"><\/span>i <span class=\"pinyin\">yi<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">spelled \u201cy\u201d or \u201cyi\u201d with no initial in front<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201cee\u201d in <em>sh<u>ee<\/u>p<\/em>, but raise your tongue a little higher.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>No initial before it \u2192 spelled <em>y<\/em>. Standing completely alone \u2192 spelled <em>yi<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yi.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">yi<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xi<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ji<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>qie<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>liang<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>biao<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-u\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">u<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 20 2, 20 20, 40 11 S 60 2, 60 20 S 80 2, 90 11 S 100 5, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 04<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"u_wu\"><\/span>u <span class=\"pinyin\">wu<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">spelled \u201cw\u201d or \u201cwu\u201d with no initial in front<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201coo\u201d in <em>c<u>oo<\/u>p<\/em>, but raise your tongue a little higher.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>No initial before it \u2192 spelled <em>w<\/em>. Standing completely alone \u2192 spelled <em>wu<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wu.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">wu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>hu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>gu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>shuai<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>guan<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>wang<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-v\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">\u00fc<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 8 3, 16 19, 24 11 S 40 2, 52 11 S 64 20, 76 11 S 92 3, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 05<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"u_yu\"><\/span>\u00fc <span class=\"pinyin\">yu<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">no English equivalent \u2014 and its dots vanish after j\u00b7q\u00b7x<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Shape your tongue as if to say \u201ci\u201d, then round your lips. There’s nothing quite like it in English.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>No initial, or standing alone \u2192 always spelled <em>yu<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>After <em>j, q, x<\/em>, the two dots disappear on the page \u2014 the sound stays exactly the same.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yu.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">yu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>yue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ju<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>l\u00fc<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>n\u00fc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note\">Typing tip: on a standard keyboard, type <strong>v<\/strong> to produce \u201c\u00fc\u201d.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-e\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">e<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 6 2, 12 20, 18 11 S 30 2, 42 11 S 54 20, 66 11 S 78 2, 90 11 S 100 4, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 06 \u2014 the shapeshifter<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"e\"><\/span>e<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">four faces, four contexts \u2014 this is the one worth slowing down for<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">1<\/span>\n <p>Alone, or after just <em>one consonant<\/em>: sounds like the \u201cu\u201d in <em>h<u>u<\/u>rry<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ge.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">e<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>he<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ge<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>de<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>zhe<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>she<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"rule\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">2<\/span>\n <p>Right after <em>i, y,<\/em> or <em>yu\/\u00fc<\/em>: sounds like the \u201ce\u201d in <em>l<u>e<\/u>tter<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ye.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">ye<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>yue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>jue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>jie<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xie<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"rule\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">3<\/span>\n <p>As \u201cei\u201d: sounds like the English letter \u201cA\u201d. <em>(Technically a combination final, included here for comparison.)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hei.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">hei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>lei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>fei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>nei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>mei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>bei<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"rule\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">4<\/span>\n <p>As \u201cer\u201d: sounds like \u201cir\u201d in <em>s<u>ir<\/u><\/em>. It only ever appears alone, or attached to a syllable for erhua. <em>(Also technically a combination final.)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/huar-1.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">er<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>huar<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"note note-with-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u5355\u97f5\u6bcd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"note-thumb\">\n <span><strong>Erhua<\/strong> is the process of adding an \u201cr\u201d sound onto a syllable in spoken Mandarin. More on that in the companion article on <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/chinese-compound-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Compound Words<\/a>.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <\/main>\n\n <section class=\"quiz\" id=\"quiz\">\n <div class=\"quiz-head\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listening_check_%E2%80%94_15_questions\"><\/span>Listening check \u2014 15 questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p>This is a dictation quiz \u2014 every clip below is the site’s own recording. Press play, then pick what you heard. No text hints; train your ear, not your eyes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <form id=\"quiz-form\">\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"a\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">01<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"a\"> a<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"o\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">02<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" 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type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"u\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">04<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/u.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"v\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">05<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/v.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r1\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">06<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/e1.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r2\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">07<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/e2.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r3\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">08<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ei.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r4\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">09<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/er.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"a\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">10<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ha.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This string of example syllables all belongs to which final family?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"a\"> a<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"u\"> u (wu)<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" 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viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This string of example syllables all belongs to which final family?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q12\" value=\"i\"> i (yi)<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q12\" value=\"u\"> u (wu)<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q12\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q12\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"u\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">13<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wu.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This string of example syllables all belongs to which final family?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q13\" value=\"i\"> i (yi)<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q13\" value=\"u\"> u (wu)<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q13\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q13\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"v\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">14<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yu.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This string of example syllables all belongs to which final family?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q14\" value=\"u\"> u (wu)<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q14\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q14\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q14\" 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<text x=\"50\" y=\"66\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"'Noto Serif TC', serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"46\" fill=\"#F4E9DD\">\u97f3<\/text>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">OneDotDot Chinese \u00b7 Pronunciation<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ae\u97fb\u6bcd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5355\u97f5\u6bcd<\/span><\/span>Simple Finals<\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero-sub\">Six vowel sounds carry most of Mandarin’s pronunciation, and most of its traps. This is a listening-first guide to <strong>a \u00b7 o \u00b7 i \u00b7 u \u00b7 \u00fc \u00b7 e<\/strong> \u2014 what each one sounds like, how it changes shape next to certain consonants, and where English intuition will lead you astray.<\/p>\n <\/header>\n\n <section class=\"series\">\n <span class=\"series-eyebrow\">Hanyu Pinyin \u00b7 a 5-part foundation<\/span>\n <div class=\"series-steps\">\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">01<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Initials \u2014 Part 1<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">b p m f \u00b7 d t n l \u00b7 g k h<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">02<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Initials \u2014 Part 2<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">j q x \u00b7 zh ch sh r \u00b7 z c s<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <span class=\"step current\" aria-current=\"page\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">03<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Simple Finals<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">a \u00b7 o \u00b7 i \u00b7 u \u00b7 \u00fc \u00b7 e \u2014 you are here<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/compound-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">04<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Compound Finals<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">ai\u00b7ei\u00b7ao\u00b7ou \u00b7 an\u00b7eng\u00b7ong \u00b7 er, +more<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <a class=\"step\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/22\/pinyin-spelling-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n <span class=\"step-num\">05<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-title\">Spelling Rules<\/span>\n <span class=\"step-desc\">spacing \u00b7 tones \u00b7 y\/w\/yu \u00b7 erhua<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"reference\">\n <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_the_finals_the_21_initials\"><\/span>Before the finals: the 21 initials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n <p>Every Mandarin syllable pairs an initial (a consonant) with a final (the vowel sound covered below). If the initials aren’t solid yet, these link straight to the matching section of Part 1 and Part 2.<\/p>\n <div class=\"ref-group\">\n <div class=\"ref-group-head\">\n <span class=\"label\">Part 1<\/span>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Part 1 \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"chip-row\">\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">b<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">p<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">m<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#b_p_m_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">f<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">d<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">n<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#d_t_n_l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">l<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">g<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">k<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/27\/hanyupinyin1\/#g_k_h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">h<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"ref-group\">\n <div class=\"ref-group-head\">\n <span class=\"label\">Part 2<\/span>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Part 2 \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"chip-row\">\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#j_q_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">j<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#j_q_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">q<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#j_q_x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">x<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zh<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ch<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sh<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#zh_ch_sh_r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#z_c_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">z<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#z_c_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">c<\/a>\n <a class=\"chip\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/02\/hanyupinyin2\/#z_c_s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">s<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <nav class=\"finals-nav\">\n <div class=\"row\">\n <a href=\"#final-a\">a<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-o\">o<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-i\">i \u00b7 yi<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-u\">u \u00b7 wu<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-v\">\u00fc<\/a>\n <a href=\"#final-e\">e<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/nav>\n\n <main>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-a\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">a<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 10 2, 20 20, 30 11 S 50 2, 60 11 S 80 20, 90 11 S 100 4, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 01<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_a_a_a_a\"><\/span>a <span class=\"pinyin\">\u0101 \u00e1 \u01ce \u00e0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">the open one \u2014 nothing changes it<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201ca\u201d in the English word <em>h<u>a<\/u><\/em>. Mouth wide open, no surprises.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ha.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">ha<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>la<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ma<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>za<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ta<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>fa<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-o\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">o<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 15 3, 15 19, 30 11 S 45 3, 60 11 S 75 19, 90 11 S 100 5, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 02<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"o_o_o_o_o\"><\/span>o <span class=\"pinyin\">\u014d \u00f3 \u01d2 \u00f2<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">rounds into \u201cuo\u201d after b \u00b7 p \u00b7 m \u00b7 f<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201co\u201d in <em>Orange<\/em> \u2014 lips rounded.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>But paired with the initials <em>b, p, m, f<\/em>, \u201co\u201d quietly becomes \u201cuo\u201d in sound.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bo.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">o<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>bo<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>mo<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>po<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>fo<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-i\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">i<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 15 C 10 4, 20 4, 30 15 S 50 4, 60 15 S 80 4, 90 15 S 100 6, 104 12\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 03<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i_yi\"><\/span>i <span class=\"pinyin\">yi<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">spelled \u201cy\u201d or \u201cyi\u201d with no initial in front<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201cee\u201d in <em>sh<u>ee<\/u>p<\/em>, but raise your tongue a little higher.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>No initial before it \u2192 spelled <em>y<\/em>. Standing completely alone \u2192 spelled <em>yi<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yi.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">yi<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xi<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ji<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>qie<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>liang<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>biao<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-u\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">u<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 20 2, 20 20, 40 11 S 60 2, 60 20 S 80 2, 90 11 S 100 5, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 04<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"u_wu\"><\/span>u <span class=\"pinyin\">wu<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">spelled \u201cw\u201d or \u201cwu\u201d with no initial in front<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Like the \u201coo\u201d in <em>c<u>oo<\/u>p<\/em>, but raise your tongue a little higher.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>No initial before it \u2192 spelled <em>w<\/em>. Standing completely alone \u2192 spelled <em>wu<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/wu.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">wu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>hu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>gu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>shuai<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>guan<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>wang<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-v\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">\u00fc<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 8 3, 16 19, 24 11 S 40 2, 52 11 S 64 20, 76 11 S 92 3, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 05<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"u_yu\"><\/span>\u00fc <span class=\"pinyin\">yu<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">no English equivalent \u2014 and its dots vanish after j\u00b7q\u00b7x<\/p>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">\u2014<\/span>\n <p>Shape your tongue as if to say \u201ci\u201d, then round your lips. There’s nothing quite like it in English.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>No initial, or standing alone \u2192 always spelled <em>yu<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">!<\/span>\n <p>After <em>j, q, x<\/em>, the two dots disappear on the page \u2014 the sound stays exactly the same.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/yu.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">yu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>yue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ju<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xu<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>l\u00fc<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>n\u00fc<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"note\">Typing tip: on a standard keyboard, type <strong>v<\/strong> to produce \u201c\u00fc\u201d.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"final\" id=\"final-e\">\n <div class=\"final-glyph\">\n <div class=\"stamp\"><span class=\"letter\">e<\/span><\/div>\n <svg class=\"wave\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 22\"><path d=\"M0 11 C 6 2, 12 20, 18 11 S 30 2, 42 11 S 54 20, 66 11 S 78 2, 90 11 S 100 4, 104 11\"\/><\/svg>\n <span class=\"final-tag\">simple final 06 \u2014 the shapeshifter<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"final-body\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"e\"><\/span>e<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p class=\"subhead\">four faces, four contexts \u2014 this is the one worth slowing down for<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"rule\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">1<\/span>\n <p>Alone, or after just <em>one consonant<\/em>: sounds like the \u201cu\u201d in <em>h<u>u<\/u>rry<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ge.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">e<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>he<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>ge<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>de<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>zhe<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>she<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"rule\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">2<\/span>\n <p>Right after <em>i, y,<\/em> or <em>yu\/\u00fc<\/em>: sounds like the \u201ce\u201d in <em>l<u>e<\/u>tter<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ye.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">ye<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>yue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>jue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xue<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>jie<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>xie<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"rule\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">3<\/span>\n <p>As \u201cei\u201d: sounds like the English letter \u201cA\u201d. <em>(Technically a combination final, included here for comparison.)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/hei.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">hei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>lei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>fei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>nei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>mei<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>bei<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"rule\" style=\"margin-top:26px;\">\n <span class=\"rule-num\">4<\/span>\n <p>As \u201cer\u201d: sounds like \u201cir\u201d in <em>s<u>ir<\/u><\/em>. It only ever appears alone, or attached to a syllable for erhua. <em>(Also technically a combination final.)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"example-row\">\n <button class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/huar-1.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play example\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg>\n <\/button>\n <span class=\"example-syllables\">er<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>huar<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"note note-with-img\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u5355\u97f5\u6bcd.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"note-thumb\">\n <span><strong>Erhua<\/strong> is the process of adding an \u201cr\u201d sound onto a syllable in spoken Mandarin. More on that in the companion article on <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/chinese-compound-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Compound Words<\/a>.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <\/main>\n\n <section class=\"quiz\" id=\"quiz\">\n <div class=\"quiz-head\">\n <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listening_check_%E2%80%94_15_questions\"><\/span>Listening check \u2014 15 questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n <p>This is a dictation quiz \u2014 every clip below is the site’s own recording. Press play, then pick what you heard. No text hints; train your ear, not your eyes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <form id=\"quiz-form\">\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"a\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">01<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/a.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"a\"> a<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q1\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"o\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">02<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/o.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q2\" value=\"a\"> a<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q2\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q2\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q2\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"i\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">03<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/i.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q3\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"u\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">04<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/u.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q4\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"v\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">05<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/v.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n Which final did you just hear?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"i\"> i<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"u\"> u<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"v\"> \u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q5\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r1\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">06<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/e1.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q6\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r2\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">07<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/e2.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q7\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r3\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">08<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ei.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q8\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"r4\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">09<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/er.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This \u201ce\u201d sound belongs to which rule?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r1\"> Rule 1 \u2014 alone or after one consonant<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r2\"> Rule 2 \u2014 after i, y, or yu\/\u00fc<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r3\"> Rule 3 \u2014 as \u201cei\u201d<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q9\" value=\"r4\"> Rule 4 \u2014 as \u201cer\u201d<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" data-answer=\"a\">\n <p class=\"quiz-question\"><span class=\"qnum\">10<\/span>\n <button type=\"button\" class=\"play-btn\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ha.m4a\" aria-label=\"Play clip\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button>\n This string of example syllables all belongs to which final family?<\/p>\n <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"a\"> a<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"o\"> o<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"e\"> e<\/label>\n <label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"q10\" value=\"u\"> u (wu)<\/label>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"quiz-q\" 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