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 | bā | bō | - | bī | bū | - | bāi | bēi | bāo | - | bān | bēn | bāng | bēng | - | - |
| p | pā | pō | - | pī | pū | - | pāi | pēi | pāo | pōu | pān | pēn | pāng | pēng | - | - |
| m | mā | mō | mē | mī | mū | - | māi | mēi | māo | mōu | mān | mēn | māng | mēng | - | - |
| f | fā | fō | - | - | fū | - | - | fēi | - | fōu | fān | fēn | fāng | fēng | - | - |
| d | dā | - | dē | dī | dū | - | dāi | dēi | dāo | dōu | dān | dēn | dāng | dēng | dōng | - |
| t | tā | - | tē | tī | tū | - | tāi | - | tāo | tōu | tān | - | tāng | tēng | tōng | - |
| n | nā | - | nē | nī | nū | nǖ | nāi | nēi | nāo | nōu | nān | nēn | nāng | nēng | nōng | - |
| l | lā | lō | lē | lī | lū | lǖ | lāi | lēi | lāo | lōu | lān | - | lāng | lēng | lōng | - |
| g | gā | - | gē | - | gū | - | gāi | gēi | gāo | gōu | gān | gēn | gāng | gēng | gōng | - |
| k | kā | - | kē | - | kū | - | kāi | kēi | kāo | kōu | kān | kēn | kāng | kēng | kōng | - |
| h | hā | - | hē | - | hū | - | hāi | hēi | hāo | hōu | hān | hēn | hāng | hēng | hōng | - |
| j | - | - | - | jī | - | jū | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| q | - | - | - | qī | - | qū | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| x | - | - | - | xī | - | xū | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| zh | zhā | - | zhē | zhī | zhū | - | zhāi | zhēi | zhāo | zhōu | zhān | zhēn | zhāng | zhēng | zhōng | - |
| ch | chā | - | chē | chī | chū | - | chāi | - | chāo | chōu | chān | chēn | chāng | chēng | chōng | - |
| sh | shā | - | shē | shī | shū | - | shāi | shēi | shāo | shōu | shān | shēn | shāng | shēng | - | - |
| r | - | - | rē | rī | rū | - | - | - | rāo | rōu | rān | rēn | rāng | rēng | rōng | - |
| z | zā | - | zē | zī | zū | - | zāi | zēi | zāo | zōu | zān | zēn | zāng | zēng | zōng | - |
| c | cā | - | cē | cī | cū | - | cāi | - | cāo | cōu | cān | cēn | cāng | cēng | cōng | - |
| s | sā | - | sē | sī | sū | - | sāi | - | sāo | sōu | sān | sēn | sāng | sēng | sōng | - |
| y | yā | yō | yē | yī | - | yū | - | - | yāo | yōu | yān | - | yāng | - | yōng | - |
| w | wā | wō | - | - | wū | - | wāi | wēi | - | - | wān | wēn | wāng | wēng | - | - |
| - | ā | ō | ē | - | - | - | āi | ēi | āo | ōu | ān | ēn | āng | ēng | - | ēr |
| Initial↓ Final→ | ia | ie | iu | ian | in | iang | ing | iong | ua | uo | uai | ui | uan | un | uang | üe | üan | ün |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | - | biē | - | biān | bīn | - | bīng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| p | - | piē | - | piān | pīn | - | pīng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| m | - | miē | miū | miān | mīn | - | mīng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| f | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| d | diā | diē | diū | diān | - | - | dīng | - | - | duō | - | duī | duān | dūn | - | - | - | - |
| t | - | tiē | - | tiān | - | - | tīng | - | - | tuō | - | tuī | tuān | tūn | - | - | - | - |
| n | - | niē | niū | niān | nīn | niāng | nīng | - | - | nuō | - | - | nuān | - | - | nüē | - | - |
| l | liā | liē | liū | liān | līn | liāng | līng | - | - | luō | - | - | luān | lūn | - | lüē | - | - |
| g | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | guā | guō | guāi | guī | guān | gūn | guāng | - | - | - |
| k | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | kuā | kuō | kuāi | kuī | kuān | kūn | kuāng | - | - | - |
| h | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | huā | huō | huāi | huī | huān | hūn | huāng | - | - | - |
| j | jiā | jiē | jiū | jiān | jīn | jiāng | jīng | jiōng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | juē | juān | jūn |
| q | qiā | qiē | qiū | qiān | qīn | qiāng | qīng | qiōng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | quē | quān | qūn |
| x | xiā | xiē | xiū | xiān | xīn | xiāng | xīng | xiōng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | xuē | xuān | xūn |
| zh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | zhuā | zhuō | zhuāi | zhuī | zhuān | zhūn | zhuāng | - | - | - |
| ch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | chuā | chuō | chuāi | chuī | chuān | chūn | chuāng | - | - | - |
| sh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | shuā | shuō | shuāi | shuī | shuān | shūn | shuāng | - | - | - |
| r | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ruā | ruō | - | ruī | ruān | rūn | - | - | - | - |
| z | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | zuō | - | zuī | zuān | zūn | - | - | - | - |
| c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | cuō | - | cuī | cuān | cūn | - | - | - | - |
| s | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | suō | - | suī | suān | sūn | - | - | - | - |
| y | - | - | - | - | yīn | - | yīng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | yuē | yuān | yūn |
| 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
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