{"id":18444,"date":"2026-10-23T18:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=18444"},"modified":"2026-10-23T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T10:08:29","slug":"taiwan-zhuyin-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/23\/taiwan-zhuyin-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Zhuyin Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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x=\"50\" y=\"66\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-family=\"'Noto Serif TC', serif\" font-weight=\"700\" font-size=\"46\" fill=\"#F4E9DD\">\u3105<\/text><\/svg>\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">OneDotDot Chinese \u00b7 Pronunciation<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6ce8\u97f3\u7b26\u865f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ce8\u97f3\u7b26\u53f7<\/span><\/span>Zhuyin Guide<\/h1>\n<p class=\"hero-sub\">Zhuyin (\u3105\u3106\u3107\u3108), also called Bopomofo, is the phonetic alphabet children in Taiwan use to learn Mandarin. It has just <strong>37 symbols<\/strong> and <strong>5 tone marks<\/strong>. This is a listening-first guide to what each symbol sounds like, how symbols stack into syllables, and how every one of them maps to Hanyu Pinyin.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<nav class=\"nav\"><a href=\"#zy-how\">How it works<\/a><a href=\"#zy-initials\">Initials<\/a><a href=\"#zy-finals\">Finals<\/a><a href=\"#zy-combos\">Combinations<\/a><a href=\"#zy-tones\">Tones<\/a><a href=\"#zy-words\">Words<\/a><a href=\"#zy-quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/nav>\n\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"zy-how\">\n<h2 class=\"sh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Zhuyin_works\"><\/span>How Zhuyin works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Every syllable is built in the same order: an optional <strong>initial<\/strong> (a consonant), an optional <strong>medial<\/strong> (\u3127, \u3128 or \u3129), a <strong>final<\/strong> (a vowel or nasal ending), and a <strong>tone mark<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"facts\"><div class=\"fact\"><b>21<\/b><span>initials, the consonant symbols \u3105 to \u3119<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fact\"><b>16<\/b><span>finals, from \u3127 to \u3126, including the three medials<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fact\"><b>5<\/b><span>tone marks, written after the syllable (the neutral dot goes first)<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"eq\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ec3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ec4<\/span> = \u310f + \u3128 + \u3124 + \u02ca<small>initial \u310f (h) + medial \u3128 (u) + final \u3124 (ang) + second-tone mark \u02ca, which reads hu\u00e1ng.<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">Seven initials, <strong>\u3113 \u3114 \u3115 \u3116 \u3117 \u3118 \u3119<\/strong>, can stand alone as a whole syllable. Pinyin spells them zhi, chi, shi, ri, zi, ci, si. The first tone has no mark at all.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"zy-initials\">\n<h2 class=\"sh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_21_initials\"><\/span>The 21 initials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Press the play button to hear an example word (your browser&#8217;s Mandarin voice reads it). For how to shape each sound, see the matching Hanyu Pinyin lessons on this site, because the sounds are identical.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grp g1\" id=\"zy-bpmf\"><h3>\u3105 \u3106 \u3107 \u3108<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">lips and teeth<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3105<\/div><div class=\"py\">b<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u7238\" aria-label=\"Play \u3105\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u7238<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3105\u311a\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"pin\">b\u00e0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge unasp\">no air<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3106<\/div><div class=\"py\">p<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u722c\" aria-label=\"Play \u3106\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u722c<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3106\u311a\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"pin\">p\u00e1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge asp\">air comes out<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3107<\/div><div class=\"py\">m<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5abd\" aria-label=\"Play \u3107\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5988<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u311a<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge nasal\">nasal<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3108<\/div><div class=\"py\">f<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u98db\" aria-label=\"Play \u3108\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98db<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98de<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3108\u311f<\/span><span class=\"pin\">f\u0113i<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g2\" id=\"zy-dtnl\"><h3>\u3109 \u310a \u310b \u310c<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">tongue tip against the gum ridge<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3109<\/div><div class=\"py\">d<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5927\" aria-label=\"Play \u3109\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u5927<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3109\u311a\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"pin\">d\u00e0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge unasp\">no air<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u310a<\/div><div class=\"py\">t<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4ed6\" aria-label=\"Play \u310a\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u4ed6<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310a\u311a<\/span><span class=\"pin\">t\u0101<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge asp\">air comes out<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u310b<\/div><div class=\"py\">n<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4f60\" aria-label=\"Play \u310b\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u4f60<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310b\u3127\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">n\u01d0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge nasal\">nasal<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u310c<\/div><div class=\"py\">l<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4f86\" aria-label=\"Play \u310c\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f86<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6765<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310c\u311e\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"pin\">l\u00e1i<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g3\" id=\"zy-gkh\"><h3>\u310d \u310e \u310f<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">back of the tongue against the soft palate<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u310d<\/div><div class=\"py\">g<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u72d7\" aria-label=\"Play \u310d\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u72d7<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310d\u3121\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">g\u01d2u<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge unasp\">no air<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u310e<\/div><div class=\"py\">k<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u770b\" aria-label=\"Play \u310e\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u770b<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310e\u3122\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"pin\">k\u00e0n<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge asp\">air comes out<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u310f<\/div><div class=\"py\">h<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u82b1\" aria-label=\"Play \u310f\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u82b1<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310f\u3128\u311a<\/span><span class=\"pin\">hu\u0101<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g1\" id=\"zy-jqx\"><h3>\u3110 \u3111 \u3112<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">flat tongue against the hard palate<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3110<\/div><div class=\"py\">j<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u96de\" aria-label=\"Play \u3110\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96de<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9e21<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3110\u3127<\/span><span class=\"pin\">j\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge unasp\">no air<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3111<\/div><div class=\"py\">q<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4e03\" aria-label=\"Play \u3111\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u4e03<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3111\u3127<\/span><span class=\"pin\">q\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge asp\">air comes out<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3112<\/div><div class=\"py\">x<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u897f\" aria-label=\"Play \u3112\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u897f<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3112\u3127<\/span><span class=\"pin\">x\u012b<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g2\" id=\"zy-zhchshr\"><h3>\u3113 \u3114 \u3115 \u3116<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">tongue curled back<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3113<\/div><div class=\"py\">zh<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u8c6c\" aria-label=\"Play \u3113\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8c6c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u732a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3113\u3128<\/span><span class=\"pin\">zh\u016b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge unasp\">no air<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3114<\/div><div class=\"py\">ch<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5403\" aria-label=\"Play \u3114\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u5403<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3114<\/span><span class=\"pin\">ch\u012b<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge asp\">air comes out<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3115<\/div><div class=\"py\">sh<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u66f8\" aria-label=\"Play \u3115\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u66f8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e66<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3115\u3128<\/span><span class=\"pin\">sh\u016b<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3116<\/div><div class=\"py\">r<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u65e5\" aria-label=\"Play \u3116\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u65e5<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3116\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"pin\">r\u00ec<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g3\" id=\"zy-zcs\"><h3>\u3117 \u3118 \u3119<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">tongue against the back of the upper teeth<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3117<\/div><div class=\"py\">z<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u65e9\" aria-label=\"Play \u3117\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u65e9<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3117\u3120\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">z\u01ceo<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge unasp\">no air<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3118<\/div><div class=\"py\">c<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u8349\" aria-label=\"Play \u3118\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u8349<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3118\u3120\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">c\u01ceo<\/span><\/div><div class=\"badges\"><span class=\"badge asp\">air comes out<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3119<\/div><div class=\"py\">s<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4e09\" aria-label=\"Play \u3119\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u4e09<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3119\u3122<\/span><span class=\"pin\">s\u0101n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"zy-finals\">\n<h2 class=\"sh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_16_finals\"><\/span>The 16 finals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">The finals include the three medials \u3127 \u3128 \u3129, which can also stand alone. Each card shows its pinyin spelling, and standalone spellings (y-, w-) come after the slash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grp g1\" id=\"zy-medials\"><h3>\u3127 \u3128 \u3129<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">the three medials \u2014 they slide in between an initial and a final<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3127<\/div><div class=\"py\">i \/ yi<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4e00\" aria-label=\"Play \u3127\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u4e00<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3127<\/span><span class=\"pin\">y\u012b<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3128<\/div><div class=\"py\">u \/ wu<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4e94\" aria-label=\"Play \u3128\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u4e94<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3128\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">w\u01d4<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3129<\/div><div class=\"py\">\u00fc \/ yu<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u9b5a\" aria-label=\"Play \u3129\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9b5a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9c7c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3129\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"pin\">y\u00fa<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g2\" id=\"zy-simple\"><h3>\u311a \u311b \u311c \u311d<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">simple finals<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u311a<\/div><div class=\"py\">a<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u516b\" aria-label=\"Play \u311a\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u516b<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3105\u311a<\/span><span class=\"pin\">b\u0101<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u311b<\/div><div class=\"py\">o<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u6478\" aria-label=\"Play \u311b\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u6478<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u311b<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u014d<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u311c<\/div><div class=\"py\">e<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u559d\" aria-label=\"Play \u311c\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u559d<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310f\u311c<\/span><span class=\"pin\">h\u0113<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u311d<\/div><div class=\"py\">\u00ea<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u59d0\" aria-label=\"Play \u311d\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u59d0<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3110\u3127\u311d\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">ji\u011b<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g3\" id=\"zy-compound\"><h3>\u311e \u311f \u3120 \u3121<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">compound finals<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u311e<\/div><div class=\"py\">ai<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u611b\" aria-label=\"Play \u311e\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u611b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7231<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u311e\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"pin\">\u00e0i<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u311f<\/div><div class=\"py\">ei<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u9ed1\" aria-label=\"Play \u311f\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u9ed1<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310f\u311f<\/span><span class=\"pin\">h\u0113i<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3120<\/div><div class=\"py\">ao<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u8c93\" aria-label=\"Play \u3120\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8c93<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u732b<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u3120<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u0101o<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3121<\/div><div class=\"py\">ou<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u624b\" aria-label=\"Play \u3121\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u624b<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3115\u3121\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">sh\u01d2u<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grp g1\" id=\"zy-nasal\"><h3>\u3122 \u3123 \u3124 \u3125 \u3126<\/h3><p class=\"sub\">nasal finals, plus the r-colored \u3126<\/p><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3122<\/div><div class=\"py\">an<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5c71\" aria-label=\"Play \u3122\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u5c71<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3115\u3122<\/span><span class=\"pin\">sh\u0101n<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3123<\/div><div class=\"py\">en<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u9580\" aria-label=\"Play \u3123\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9580<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u95e8<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u3123\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u00e9n<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3124<\/div><div class=\"py\">ang<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u7cd6\" aria-label=\"Play \u3124\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u7cd6<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u310a\u3124\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"pin\">t\u00e1ng<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3125<\/div><div class=\"py\">eng<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u98a8\" aria-label=\"Play \u3125\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98a8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98ce<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3108\u3125<\/span><span class=\"pin\">f\u0113ng<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"card\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"sym\">\u3126<\/div><div class=\"py\">er<\/div><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u8033\" aria-label=\"Play \u3126\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"ex\"><span class=\"han\">\u8033<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3126\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">\u011br<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">\u311d is rarely written alone. You will mostly see it inside \u3127\u311d (ie) and \u3129\u311d (\u00fce), as in \u8b1d \u3112\u3127\u311d\u02cb and \u5b78 \u3112\u3129\u311d\u02ca.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"zy-combos\">\n<h2 class=\"sh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Putting_finals_together\"><\/span>Putting finals together<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Add a medial in front of another final to make a new one. Pinyin spelling is shown as <em>after a consonant \/ on its own<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"crow\"><div class=\"cmed\">\u3127<\/div><div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u311a<\/b><i>ia \/ ya<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u311d<\/b><i>ie \/ ye<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u3120<\/b><i>iao \/ yao<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u3121<\/b><i>iu \/ you<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u3122<\/b><i>ian \/ yan<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u3123<\/b><i>in \/ yin<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u3124<\/b><i>iang \/ yang<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3127\u3125<\/b><i>ing \/ ying<\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"crow\"><div class=\"cmed\">\u3128<\/div><div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u311a<\/b><i>ua \/ wa<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u311b<\/b><i>uo \/ wo<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u311e<\/b><i>uai \/ wai<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u311f<\/b><i>ui \/ wei<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u3122<\/b><i>uan \/ wan<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u3123<\/b><i>un \/ wen<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u3124<\/b><i>uang \/ wang<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3128\u3125<\/b><i>ong \/ weng<\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"crow\"><div class=\"cmed\">\u3129<\/div><div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3129\u311d<\/b><i>\u00fce \/ yue<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3129\u3122<\/b><i>\u00fcan \/ yuan<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3129\u3123<\/b><i>\u00fcn \/ yun<\/i><\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>\u3129\u3125<\/b><i>iong \/ yong<\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"note\">Pinyin shortens a few of these after a consonant: \u3127\u3121 is written iu, \u3128\u311f is ui, \u3128\u3123 is un. After j, q, x the two dots of \u00fc disappear, so \u3110\u3129\u311d is written jue.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"zy-tones\">\n<h2 class=\"sh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tone_marks\"><\/span>Tone marks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Zhuyin marks tones with small symbols that follow the syllable. The first tone is unmarked, and the neutral-tone dot is written <em>before<\/em> the syllable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tones\"><div class=\"tone\"><span class=\"tn\">1st tone<\/span><span class=\"tm\">\u2014<\/span><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5988<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u311a<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u0101<\/span><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5abd\" aria-label=\"Play m\u0101\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"tone\"><span class=\"tn\">2nd tone<\/span><span class=\"tm\">\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"han\">\u9ebb<\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u311a\u02ca<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u00e1<\/span><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u9ebb\" aria-label=\"Play m\u00e1\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"tone\"><span class=\"tn\">3rd tone<\/span><span class=\"tm\">\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u99ac<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9a6c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u311a\u02c7<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u01ce<\/span><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u99ac\" aria-label=\"Play m\u01ce\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"tone\"><span class=\"tn\">4th tone<\/span><span class=\"tm\">\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7f75<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9a82<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u3107\u311a\u02cb<\/span><span class=\"pin\">m\u00e0<\/span><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u7f75\" aria-label=\"Play m\u00e0\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><div class=\"tone\"><span class=\"tn\">Neutral tone<\/span><span class=\"tm\">\u02d9<\/span><span class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span><\/span><span class=\"zf\">\u02d9\u3107\u311a<\/span><span class=\"pin\">ma<\/span><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u55ce\" aria-label=\"Play ma\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"sec\" id=\"zy-words\">\n<h2 class=\"sh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_some_real_words\"><\/span>Read some real words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Cover the Zhuyin and pinyin columns, read the word, then check yourself.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tbl\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"han\">\u4f60\u597d<\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u310b\u3127\u02c7 \u310f\u3120\u02c7<\/td><td class=\"pin\">n\u01d0 h\u01ceo<\/td><td>hello<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4f60\u597d\" aria-label=\"Play n\u01d0 h\u01ceo\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8b1d\u8b1d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8c22\u8c22<\/span><\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u3112\u3127\u311d\u02cb \u02d9\u3112\u3127\u311d<\/td><td class=\"pin\">xi\u00e8xie<\/td><td>thank you<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u8b1d\u8b1d\" aria-label=\"Play xi\u00e8xie\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u518d\u898b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u518d\u89c1<\/span><\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u3117\u311e\u02cb \u3110\u3127\u3122\u02cb<\/td><td class=\"pin\">z\u00e0iji\u00e0n<\/td><td>goodbye<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u518d\u898b\" aria-label=\"Play z\u00e0iji\u00e0n\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77<\/span><\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u3109\u3128\u311f\u02cb \u3105\u3128\u02cb \u3111\u3127\u02c7<\/td><td class=\"pin\">du\u00ecbuq\u01d0<\/td><td>sorry<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5c0d\u4e0d\u8d77\" aria-label=\"Play du\u00ecbuq\u01d0\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u310c\u3120\u02c7 \u3115<\/td><td class=\"pin\">l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/td><td>teacher<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u8001\u5e2b\" aria-label=\"Play l\u01ceosh\u012b\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b78\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5b66\u751f<\/span><\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u3112\u3129\u311d\u02ca \u3115\u3125<\/td><td class=\"pin\">xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng<\/td><td>student<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u5b78\u751f\" aria-label=\"Play xu\u00e9sh\u0113ng\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u53f0\u7063<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53f0\u6e7e<\/span><\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u310a\u311e\u02ca \u3128\u3122<\/td><td class=\"pin\">T\u00e1iw\u0101n<\/td><td>Taiwan<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u53f0\u7063\" aria-label=\"Play T\u00e1iw\u0101n\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u3113\u3128\u3125 \u3128\u3123\u02ca<\/td><td class=\"pin\">zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/td><td>the Chinese language<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u4e2d\u6587\" aria-label=\"Play zh\u014dngw\u00e9n\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\">\u6c34\u679c<\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u3115\u3128\u311f\u02c7 \u310d\u3128\u311b\u02c7<\/td><td class=\"pin\">shu\u01d0gu\u01d2<\/td><td>fruit<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u6c34\u679c\" aria-label=\"Play shu\u01d0gu\u01d2\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\">\u597d\u5403<\/td><td class=\"zf\">\u310f\u3120\u02c7 \u3114<\/td><td class=\"pin\">h\u01ceoch\u012b<\/td><td>delicious<\/td><td><button class=\"play\" data-say=\"\u597d\u5403\" aria-label=\"Play h\u01ceoch\u012b\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"han\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><span 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