Shun

Syllable: "shun"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shun
- IPA: [ʂu̯ən]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄣ
- Wade-Giles: shun
Linguistic description

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

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