Difference between revisions of "Ken"

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Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: ken
- IPA: [kʰən]
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄣ
- Wade-Giles: k'en
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated velar plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "ken" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "k-" and the final "-en". [[ipa::[kʰən]| ]]