Shen

Syllable: "shen"

Composition

Initial: sh-
Final: -en
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shen
- IPA: [ʂən]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ
- Wade-Giles: shen
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "shen" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "sh-" and the final "-en".