Dun

Syllable: "dun"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: dun
- IPA: [tu̯ən]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄣ
- Wade-Giles: tun
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

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