Yan

Syllable: "yan"

Composition

Initial: ∅-
Final: -ian
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: yan
- IPA: [iɛn]
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ
- Wade-Giles: yan
Linguistic description

zero onset
glide
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "yan" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "∅-" and the final "-ian". It is referenced in the following articles on this wiki:

Pinyin gotchas (Level: A1)