{"id":13694,"date":"2019-11-22T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=13694"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:33:17","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:33:17","slug":"mandarin-chinese-initial-and-finals-table-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/mandarin-chinese-initial-and-finals-table-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin Chinese Initial and Finals: Table 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the <\/span>second<\/strong> <\/span>of four tables illustrating which pairings of initials and finals do occur in Mandarin Chinese and, by omission, which do not.<\/p>\n

The initial <\/span>b<\/font><\/b>, for instance, may be paired with <\/span>a<\/font><\/b>, but not with <\/span>e<\/font><\/b><\/font>, since <\/span>ba<\/b>is a sound in Mandarin Chinese, whilebe<\/b> <\/span>is not.<\/p>\n

By the way, don’t let the great number of sounds you see represented in these tables alarm you. The majority of these are seldom used.<\/p>\n

Table 2:<\/b><\/em>portant; float: none;”> <\/span>Chinese<\/span> <\/span>initials<\/font> <\/span><\/b><\/em>portant; float: none;”>(<\/span>left<\/i><\/em>portant; float: none;”>) and <\/span><\/span>finals<\/font><\/b><\/em>portant; float: none;”> <\/span><\/span>i<\/i><\/b><\/em>portant; float: none;”> <\/span>through <\/span><\/span>iong <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/em>portant; float: none;”>(<\/span>top<\/i><\/em>portant; float: none;”>). <\/p>

<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
i<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nia<\/font><\/b><\/td>\niao<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nie<\/font><\/b><\/td>\niou<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nian<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nin<\/font><\/b><\/td>\niang<\/font><\/b><\/td>\ning<\/font><\/b><\/td>\niong<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
b<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nbi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nbiao<\/td>\nbie<\/td>\n <\/td>\nbian<\/td>\nbin<\/td>\n <\/td>\nbing<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
p<\/font><\/b><\/td>\npi<\/td>\n <\/td>\npiao<\/td>\npie<\/td>\n <\/td>\npian<\/td>\npin<\/td>\n <\/td>\nping<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
m<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nmi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nmiao<\/td>\nmie<\/td>\nmiu<\/td>\nmian<\/td>\nmin<\/td>\n <\/td>\nming<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n..<\/font><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
d<\/font><\/b><\/td>\ndi<\/td>\n <\/td>\ndaio<\/td>\ndie<\/td>\ndiu<\/td>\ndian<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nding<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nti<\/td>\n <\/td>\ntiao<\/td>\ntie<\/td>\n <\/td>\ntian<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nting<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
n<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nni<\/td>\n <\/td>\nniao<\/td>\nnie<\/td>\nniu<\/td>\nnian<\/td>\nnin<\/td>\nniang<\/td>\nning<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
l<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nli<\/td>\nlia<\/td>\nliao<\/td>\nlie<\/td>\nliu<\/td>\nlian<\/td>\nlin<\/td>\nliang<\/td>\nling<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
z<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
c<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
s<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zh<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sh<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ch<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
j<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nji<\/td>\njia<\/td>\njiao<\/td>\njie<\/td>\njiu<\/td>\njian<\/td>\njin<\/td>\njiang<\/td>\njing<\/td>\njiong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
q<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nqi<\/td>\nqia<\/td>\nqiao<\/td>\nqie<\/td>\nqiu<\/td>\nqian<\/td>\nqin<\/td>\nqiang<\/td>\nqing<\/td>\nqiong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nxi<\/td>\nxia<\/td>\nxiao<\/td>\nxie<\/td>\nxiu<\/td>\nxian<\/td>\nxin<\/td>\nxiang<\/td>\nxing<\/td>\nxiong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
g<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
k<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
h<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/font><\/td>\nyi<\/td>\nya<\/td>\nyao<\/td>\nye<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyan<\/td>\nyin<\/td>\nyang<\/td>\nying<\/td>\nyong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/em>portant; float: none;”><\/p>

*The final i should not be co<\/em>nfused with -i appearing in Table 1. These two finals are pro<\/em>nounced differently and match with different initials.
NOTE
Table 2 finals, when not preceded by an initial, change the i to y.
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