Kei

Syllable: "kei"

Composition

Initial: k-
Final: -ei
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: kei
- IPA: [kʰeɪ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄟ
- Wade-Giles: k'ei
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated velar plosive
mid front unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "kei" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "k-" and the final "-ei".

Some would consider this syllable a rare syllable; it is not in every official list of syllables found in standard Chinese.