∅-
(Redirected from Zero initial)
- Also known as: zero initial, zero onset and 零声母 (língshēngmǔ).
Initial: "∅-"
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Can be written
- Pinyin: ∅-
- IPA: ∅
- Zhuyin: ∅
- Wade-Giles: ∅-
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Linguistic description
The pinyin "∅-" is a Mandarin Chinese initial. It combines with the following finals:
- -a
- -ai
- -an
- -ang
- -ao
- -e
- -ei
- -en
- -eng
- -er
- -ia
- -ian
- -iang
- -iao
- -ie
- -in
- -ing
- -iong
- -iou
- -o
- -ou
- -u
- -ua
- -uai
- -uan
- -uang
- -uei
- -uen
- -ueng
- -uo
- -ü
- -üan
- -üe
- -ün
It occurs in the following syllables: