Every sound in Mandarin.

The 37 phonemes (bopomofo and pinyin side by side), each demonstrated by a real character you can hear in both accents.

The five tones · 五聲

1st · high
妈
ㄇㄚ
2nd · rising
麻
ㄇㄚˊ
3rd · dipping
马
ㄇㄚˇ
4th · falling
骂
ㄇㄚˋ
5th · neutral
吗
ㄇㄚ˙

Initials · 聲母 the consonant at the start of a syllable

ㄅ
b
播
ㄆ
p
破
ㄇ
m
末
ㄈ
f
佛
ㄉ
d
得
ㄊ
t
特
ㄋ
n
呢
ㄌ
l
了
ㄍ
g
哥
ㄎ
k
渴
ㄏ
h
喝
ㄐ
j
机
ㄑ
q
七
ㄒ
x
西
ㄓ
zh
知
ㄔ
ch
吃
ㄕ
sh
师
ㄖ
r
日
ㄗ
z
子
ㄘ
c
次
ㄙ
s
四

Medials · 介音 the glide between initial and final

ㄧ
i
一
ㄨ
u
五
ㄩ
ü
雨

Finals · 韻母 the vowel and ending of a syllable

ㄚ
a
啊
ㄛ
o
哦
ㄜ
e
饿
ㄝ
ê
别
ㄞ
ai
爱
ㄟ
ei
杯
ㄠ
ao
傲
ㄡ
ou
偶
ㄢ
an
安
ㄣ
en
恩
ㄤ
ang
昂
ㄥ
eng
病
ㄦ
er
儿

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