The Chinese Romanization System

Pinyin is the official romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It consists of initials (consonants), finals (vowels), and tones. Click any card to hear the pronunciation.

23 Initials24 Finals4 Tones + Neutral
Initials (Consonants) - 23 Total
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b
like "b" in "boy"
爸 bà
dad
p
like "p" in "pay"
婆 pó
grandma
m
like "m" in "mom"
妈 mā
mom
f
like "f" in "fun"
发 fā
send
d
like "d" in "do"
大 dà
big
t
like "t" in "top"
他 tā
he
n
like "n" in "no"
你 nǐ
you
l
like "l" in "love"
来 lái
come
g
like "g" in "go"
哥 gē
brother
k
like "k" in "key"
可 kě
can
h
like "h" in "hot"
好 hǎo
good
j
like "j" in "jeep"
家 jiā
home
q
like "ch" in "cheese"
七 qī
seven
x
like "sh" in "she"
西 xī
west
zh
like "j" in "jump"
中 zhōng
middle
ch
like "ch" in "church"
吃 chī
eat
sh
like "sh" in "ship"
是 shì
is
r
like "r" in "run"
人 rén
person
z
like "ds" in "beds"
在 zài
at
c
like "ts" in "cats"
从 cóng
from
s
like "s" in "say"
三 sān
three
y
like "y" in "yes"
一 yī
one
w
like "w" in "we"
我 wǒ
I
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