Cuan

Syllable: "cuan"

Composition

Initial: c-
Final: -uan
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: cuan
- IPA: [tsʰu̯an]
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄢ
- Wade-Giles: ts'uan
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental affricate
glide
low central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "cuan" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "c-" and the final "-uan".