Pinyin Reference Chart

Pinyin Reference Chart — All 410 valid Mandarin Chinese syllables. Click "Print Chart" for a printer-friendly version.

1ˉ First Tone (High and level) 2ˊ Second Tone (Rising) 3ˇ Third Tone (Falling then rising) 4ˋ Fourth Tone (Sharp falling)

Initial↓ Final→	a	o	e	i	u	ü	ai	ei	ao	ou	an	en	ang	eng	ong	er
b	ba	bo	-	bi	bu	-	bai	bei	bao	-	ban	ben	bang	beng	-	-
p	pa	po	-	pi	pu	-	pai	pei	pao	pou	pan	pen	pang	peng	-	-
m	ma	mo	me	mi	mu	-	mai	mei	mao	mou	man	men	mang	meng	-	-
f	fa	fo	-	-	fu	-	-	fei	-	fou	fan	fen	fang	feng	-	-
d	da	-	de	di	du	-	dai	dei	dao	dou	dan	den	dang	deng	dong	-
t	ta	-	te	ti	tu	-	tai	-	tao	tou	tan	-	tang	teng	tong	-
n	na	-	ne	ni	nu	nv	nai	nei	nao	nou	nan	nen	nang	neng	nong	-
l	la	lo	le	li	lu	lv	lai	lei	lao	lou	lan	-	lang	leng	long	-
g	ga	-	ge	-	gu	-	gai	gei	gao	gou	gan	gen	gang	geng	gong	-
k	ka	-	ke	-	ku	-	kai	kei	kao	kou	kan	ken	kang	keng	kong	-
h	ha	-	he	-	hu	-	hai	hei	hao	hou	han	hen	hang	heng	hong	-
j	-	-	-	ji	-	ju	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
q	-	-	-	qi	-	qu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
x	-	-	-	xi	-	xu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
zh	zha	-	zhe	zhi	zhu	-	zhai	zhei	zhao	zhou	zhan	zhen	zhang	zheng	zhong	-
ch	cha	-	che	chi	chu	-	chai	-	chao	chou	chan	chen	chang	cheng	chong	-
sh	sha	-	she	shi	shu	-	shai	shei	shao	shou	shan	shen	shang	sheng	-	-
r	-	-	re	ri	ru	-	-	-	rao	rou	ran	ren	rang	reng	rong	-
z	za	-	ze	zi	zu	-	zai	zei	zao	zou	zan	zen	zang	zeng	zong	-
c	ca	-	ce	ci	cu	-	cai	-	cao	cou	can	cen	cang	ceng	cong	-
s	sa	-	se	si	su	-	sai	-	sao	sou	san	sen	sang	seng	song	-
y	ya	yo	ye	yi	-	yu	-	-	yao	you	yan	-	yang	-	yong	-
w	wa	wo	-	-	wu	-	wai	wei	-	-	wan	wen	wang	weng	-	-
-	a	o	e	-	-	-	ai	ei	ao	ou	an	en	ang	eng	-	er

Initial↓ Final→	ia	ie	iu	ian	in	iang	ing	iong	ua	uo	uai	ui	uan	un	uang	üe	üan	ün
b	-	bie	-	bian	bin	-	bing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
p	-	pie	-	pian	pin	-	ping	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
m	-	mie	miu	mian	min	-	ming	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
f	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
d	dia	die	diu	dian	-	-	ding	-	-	duo	-	dui	duan	dun	-	-	-	-
t	-	tie	-	tian	-	-	ting	-	-	tuo	-	tui	tuan	tun	-	-	-	-
n	-	nie	niu	nian	nin	niang	ning	-	-	nuo	-	-	nuan	-	-	nve	-	-
l	lia	lie	liu	lian	lin	liang	ling	-	-	luo	-	-	luan	lun	-	lve	-	-
g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	gua	guo	guai	gui	guan	gun	guang	-	-	-
k	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	kua	kuo	kuai	kui	kuan	kun	kuang	-	-	-
h	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	hua	huo	huai	hui	huan	hun	huang	-	-	-
j	jia	jie	jiu	jian	jin	jiang	jing	jiong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	jue	juan	jun
q	qia	qie	qiu	qian	qin	qiang	qing	qiong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	que	quan	qun
x	xia	xie	xiu	xian	xin	xiang	xing	xiong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	xue	xuan	xun
zh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	zhua	zhuo	zhuai	zhui	zhuan	zhun	zhuang	-	-	-
ch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	chua	chuo	chuai	chui	chuan	chun	chuang	-	-	-
sh	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	shua	shuo	shuai	shui	shuan	shun	shuang	-	-	-
r	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	rua	ruo	-	rui	ruan	run	-	-	-	-
z	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	zuo	-	zui	zuan	zun	-	-	-	-
c	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	cuo	-	cui	cuan	cun	-	-	-	-
s	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	suo	-	sui	suan	sun	-	-	-	-
y	-	-	-	-	yin	-	ying	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	yue	yuan	yun
w	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The 4 Tones

1st (ˉ): High, flat

2nd (ˊ): Rising

3rd (ˇ): Dipping

4th (ˋ): Falling

21 Initials (声母)

b p m f, d t n l, g k h, j q x, zh ch sh r, z c s, y w

~35 Finals (韵母)

a o e i u ü, ai ei ao ou, an en ang eng ong, ia ie iu ian in iang ing iong, ua uo uai ui uan un uang, üe üan ün