Qiao

Syllable: "qiao"

Composition

Initial: q-
Final: -iao
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qiao
- IPA: [tɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ
- Wade-Giles: ch'iao
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "qiao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "q-" and the final "-iao".