{"id":13693,"date":"2019-11-22T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/?p=13693"},"modified":"2019-11-22T14:25:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T14:25:02","slug":"mandarin-chinese-initial-and-finals-pinyin-table-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/mandarin-chinese-initial-and-finals-pinyin-table-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin Chinese Initial and Finals: Pinyin Table 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the <\/span>first<\/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 here alarm you. The majority of these are seldom used.
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Table 1:<\/b> <\/span>Chinese <\/span>initials<\/font> <\/span><\/b>(left<\/i>) and <\/span>finals<\/font><\/b> <\/span>a<\/i><\/b> <\/span>through <\/span>ong <\/span><\/i><\/b>(top<\/i>). <\/p>\n\n\n <\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a<\/font><\/b><\/td>\no<\/font><\/b><\/td>\ne<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n-i*<\/sup><\/font><\/b><\/td>\ner<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nai<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nei<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nao<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nou<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nan<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nen<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nang<\/font><\/b><\/td>\neng<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nong<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
b<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nba<\/td>\nbo<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nbai<\/td>\nbei<\/td>\nbao<\/td>\n <\/td>\nban<\/td>\nben<\/td>\nbang<\/td>\nbeng<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
p<\/font><\/b><\/td>\npa<\/td>\npo<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\npai<\/td>\npei<\/td>\npoa<\/td>\npou<\/td>\npan<\/td>\npen<\/td>\npang<\/td>\npeng<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
m<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nma<\/td>\nmo<\/td>\nme<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nmai<\/td>\nmei<\/td>\nmao<\/td>\nmou<\/td>\nman<\/td>\nmen<\/td>\nmang<\/td>\nmeng<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nfa<\/td>\nfo<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nfei<\/td>\n <\/td>\nfou<\/td>\nfan<\/td>\nfen<\/td>\nfang<\/td>\nfeng<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
d<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nda<\/td>\n <\/td>\nde<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\ndai<\/td>\ndei<\/td>\ndao<\/td>\ndou<\/td>\ndan<\/td>\nden<\/td>\ndang<\/td>\ndeng<\/td>\ndong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nta<\/td>\n <\/td>\nte<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\ntai<\/td>\n <\/td>\ntao<\/td>\ntou<\/td>\ntan<\/td>\n <\/td>\ntang<\/td>\nteng<\/td>\ntong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
n<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nna<\/td>\n <\/td>\nne<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nnai<\/td>\nnei<\/td>\n <\/td>\nnou<\/td>\nnan<\/td>\nnen<\/td>\nnang<\/td>\nneng<\/td>\nnong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
l<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nla<\/td>\n <\/td>\nle<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nlai<\/td>\nlei<\/td>\nnao<\/td>\nlou<\/td>\nlan<\/td>\n <\/td>\nlang<\/td>\nleng<\/td>\nlong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
z<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nza<\/td>\n <\/td>\nze<\/td>\nzi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nzai<\/td>\nzei<\/td>\nzao<\/td>\nzou<\/td>\nzan<\/td>\nzen<\/td>\nzang<\/td>\nzeng<\/td>\nzong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
c<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nca<\/td>\n <\/td>\nce<\/td>\nci<\/td>\n <\/td>\ncai<\/td>\n <\/td>\ncao<\/td>\ncou<\/td>\ncan<\/td>\ncen<\/td>\ncang<\/td>\nceng<\/td>\ncong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
s<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nsa<\/td>\n <\/td>\nse<\/td>\nsi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nsai<\/td>\n <\/td>\nsao<\/td>\nsou<\/td>\nsan<\/td>\nsen<\/td>\nsang<\/td>\nseng<\/td>\nsong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zh<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nzha<\/td>\n <\/td>\nzhe<\/td>\nzhi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nzhai<\/td>\nzhei<\/td>\nzhao<\/td>\nzou<\/td>\nzan<\/td>\nzen<\/td>\nzhang<\/td>\nzheng<\/td>\nzhong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ch<\/font><\/b><\/td>\ncha<\/td>\n <\/td>\nche<\/td>\nchi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nchai<\/td>\n <\/td>\nchao<\/td>\nchou<\/td>\nchan<\/td>\nchen<\/td>\nchang<\/td>\ncheng<\/td>\nchong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sh<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nsha<\/td>\n <\/td>\nshe<\/td>\nshi<\/td>\n <\/td>\nshai<\/td>\nshei<\/td>\nshao<\/td>\nshou<\/td>\nshan<\/td>\nshen<\/td>\nshang<\/td>\nsheng<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nre<\/td>\nri<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nrao<\/td>\nrou<\/td>\nran<\/td>\nren<\/td>\nrang<\/td>\nreng<\/td>\nrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
j<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
q<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
x<\/font><\/b><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
g<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nga<\/td>\n <\/td>\nge<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\ngai<\/td>\ngei<\/td>\ngao<\/td>\ngou<\/td>\ngan<\/td>\ngen<\/td>\ngang<\/td>\ngeng<\/td>\ngong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
k<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nka<\/td>\n <\/td>\nke<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nkai<\/td>\nkei<\/td>\nkao<\/td>\nkou<\/td>\nkan<\/td>\nken<\/td>\nkang<\/td>\nkeng<\/td>\nkong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
h<\/font><\/b><\/td>\nha<\/td>\n <\/td>\nhe<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nhai<\/td>\nhei<\/td>\nhao<\/td>\nhou<\/td>\nhan<\/td>\nhen<\/td>\nhang<\/td>\nheng<\/td>\nhong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\na<\/td>\no<\/td>\ne<\/td>\n <\/td>\ner<\/td>\nai<\/td>\nei<\/td>\nao<\/td>\nou<\/td>\nan<\/td>\nen<\/td>\nang<\/td>\neng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

NOTE
Note that the bottom row without initials signifies Chinese sounds co<\/em>nsisting of finals o<\/em>nly without preceding initial consonants. Also, * the final -i should not be co<\/em>nfused with i appearing in Table 2. These two finals are pro<\/em>nounced differently and match with different initials.

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