Can

Syllable: "can"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: can
- IPA: [tsʰan]
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄢ
- Wade-Giles: ts'an
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental affricate
low central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

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