Run

Syllable: "run"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: run
- IPA: [ʐu̯ən]
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄣ
- Wade-Giles: jun
Linguistic description

voiced post-alveolar retroflex approximant
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

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