Zhuan

Syllable: "zhuan"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: zhuan
- IPA: [tʂu̯an]
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ
- Wade-Giles: chuan
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated post-alveolar retroflex affricate
glide
low central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

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