Qiu

Syllable: "qiu"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qiu
- IPA: [tɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ
- Wade-Giles: ch'iu
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
mid back unrounded
diphthong

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