Gun

Syllable: "gun"

Composition

Initial: g-
Final: -uen
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: gun
- IPA: [ku̯ən]
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄣ
- Wade-Giles: kun
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated velar plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "gun" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "g-" and the final "-uen".