Qie

Syllable: "qie"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qie
- IPA: [tɕʰiɛ]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄝ
- Wade-Giles: ch'ieh
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
mid front unrounded

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