Difference between revisions of "The "ch" "sh" and "zh" sounds"

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{{#widget: Pinyin chart settings}}
 
{{#widget: Pinyin chart settings}}
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<div class="pinyin-table-audio-container"></div>
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{{#widget: Pinyin chart
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<div class="table-container"><table class="pinyin-table medium" id="pinyin-table">
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| exclude_col_v
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<tr><!--  TABLE HEADERS  -->
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<th class="first-row first-col"></th>
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| exclude_row_bpmf
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<th title="Click to expand" class="col-a col-placeholder first-row"><strong>-a-</strong></th>
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| exclude_row_dtnl
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-a" id="-a"><strong>-a</strong></th>
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| exclude_row_jqx
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-a" id="-ai"><strong>-ai</strong></th>
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| exclude_row_zcs
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-a" id="-ao"><strong>-ao</strong></th>
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| exclude_row_gkh
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-a" id="-an"><strong>-an</strong></th>
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}}
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-a" id="-ang"><strong>-ang</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to expand" class="col-e col-placeholder first-row"><strong>-e-</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-e" id="-e"><strong>-e</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-e" id="-ei"><strong>-ei</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-e" id="-en"><strong>-en</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-e" id="-eng"><strong>-eng</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-e" id="-er"><strong>-er</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to expand" class="col-o col-placeholder first-row"><strong>-o-</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-o" id="-o"><strong>-o</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-o" id="-ou"><strong>-ou</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-o" id="-ong"><strong>-ong</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to expand" class="col-i col-placeholder first-row"><strong>-i-</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-i"><strong>-i</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-i*"><strong>-i*</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-ia"><strong>-ia</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-iao"><strong>-iao</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-ie"><strong>-ie</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-iou"><strong>-iou</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-ian"><strong>-ian</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-iang"><strong>-iang</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-in"><strong>-in</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-ing"><strong>-ing</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-i" id="-iong"><strong>-iong</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to expand" class="col-u col-placeholder first-row"><strong>-u-</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-u"><strong>-u</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-ua"><strong>-ua</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-uai"><strong>-uai</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-uei"><strong>-uei</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-uo"><strong>-uo</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-uan"><strong>-uan</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-uang"><strong>-uang</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-uen"><strong>-uen</strong></th>
 
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<th title="Click to collapse" class="first-row col-u" id="-ueng"><strong>-ueng</strong></th>
 
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<th class="first-row last-col"></th>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr><!--  ZH- ROW  -->
 
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<th class="row-zhchshr first-col" id="zh-"><strong>zh-</strong></th>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="zha"><div class="table-pinyin">zha</div><div class="table-link">[[zha]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂɑ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄚ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">cha</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="zhai"><div class="table-pinyin">zhai</div><div class="table-link">[[zhai]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂaɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄞ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chai</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="zhao"><div class="table-pinyin">zhao</div><div class="table-link">[[zhao]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂɑʊ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄠ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chao</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="zhan"><div class="table-pinyin">zhan</div><div class="table-link">[[zhan]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂan]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄢ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chan</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="zhang"><div class="table-pinyin">zhang</div><div class="table-link">[[zhang]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂɑŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄤ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chang</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="zhe"><div class="table-pinyin">zhe</div><div class="table-link">[[zhe]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂɯ̯ʌ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄜ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">che</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="zhei"><div class="table-pinyin">zhei</div><div class="table-link">[[zhei]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂeɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄟ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chei</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="zhen"><div class="table-pinyin">zhen</div><div class="table-link">[[zhen]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂən]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄣ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chen</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="zheng"><div class="table-pinyin">zheng</div><div class="table-link">[[zheng]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂəŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄥ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">cheng</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o" id="zhou"><div class="table-pinyin">zhou</div><div class="table-link">[[zhou]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂɤʊ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄡ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chou</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o" id="zhong"><div class="table-pinyin">zhong</div><div class="table-link">[[zhong]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʊŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄥ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chung</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i" id="zhi"><div class="table-pinyin">zhi</div><div class="table-link">[[zhi]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʅ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chih</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhu"><div class="table-pinyin">zhu</div><div class="table-link">[[zhu]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chu</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhua"><div class="table-pinyin">zhua</div><div class="table-link">[[zhua]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu̯ɑ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄚ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chua</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhuai"><div class="table-pinyin">zhuai</div><div class="table-link">[[zhuai]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu̯aɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄞ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chuai</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhui"><div class="table-pinyin">zhui</div><div class="table-link">[[zhui]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu̯eɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄟ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chui</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhuo"><div class="table-pinyin">zhuo</div><div class="table-link">[[zhuo]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu̯ɔ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄛ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">cho</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhuan"><div class="table-pinyin">zhuan</div><div class="table-link">[[zhuan]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu̯an]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄢ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chuan</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhuang"><div class="table-pinyin">zhuang</div><div class="table-link">[[zhuang]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂ̯u̯ɑŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄤ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chuang</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="zhun"><div class="table-pinyin">zhun</div><div class="table-link">[[zhun]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂu̯ən]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄓㄨㄣ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">chun</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u"></td>
 
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<th class="row-zhchshr last-col" id="zh-"><strong>zh-</strong></th>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr><!--  CH- ROW  -->
 
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<th class="row-zhchshr first-col" id="ch-"><strong>ch-</strong></th>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="cha"><div class="table-pinyin">cha</div><div class="table-link">[[cha]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰɑ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄚ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'a</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="chai"><div class="table-pinyin">chai</div><div class="table-link">[[chai]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰaɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄞ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ai</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="chao"><div class="table-pinyin">chao</div><div class="table-link">[[chao]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰɑʊ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄠ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ao</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="chan"><div class="table-pinyin">chan</div><div class="table-link">[[chan]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰan]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄢ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'an</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="chang"><div class="table-pinyin">chang</div><div class="table-link">[[chang]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰɑŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄤ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ang</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="che"><div class="table-pinyin">che</div><div class="table-link">[[che]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰɯ̯ʌ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄜ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'e</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="chen"><div class="table-pinyin">chen</div><div class="table-link">[[chen]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰən]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄣ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'en</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="cheng"><div class="table-pinyin">cheng</div><div class="table-link">[[cheng]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰəŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄥ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'eng</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o" id="chou"><div class="table-pinyin">chou</div><div class="table-link">[[chou]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰɤʊ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄡ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ou</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o" id="chong"><div class="table-pinyin">chong</div><div class="table-link">[[chong]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰʊŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄥ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ung</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i" id="chi"><div class="table-pinyin">chi</div><div class="table-link">[[chi]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰʅ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ih</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-i"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chu"><div class="table-pinyin">chu</div><div class="table-link">[[chu]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'u</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chua"><div class="table-pinyin">chua</div><div class="table-link">[[chua]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯ɑ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄚ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ua</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chuai"><div class="table-pinyin">chuai</div><div class="table-link">[[chuai]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯aɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄞ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'uai</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chui"><div class="table-pinyin">chui</div><div class="table-link">[[chui]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯eɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄟ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'ui</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chuo"><div class="table-pinyin">chuo</div><div class="table-link">[[chuo]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯ɔ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄛ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'o</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chuan"><div class="table-pinyin">chuan</div><div class="table-link">[[chuan]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯an]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄢ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'uan</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chuang"><div class="table-pinyin">chuang</div><div class="table-link">[[chuang]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯ɑŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄤ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'uang</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="chun"><div class="table-pinyin">chun</div><div class="table-link">[[chun]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[tʂʰu̯ən]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄔㄨㄣ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">ch'un</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-v"></td>
 
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<th class="row-zhchshr last-col" id="ch-"><strong>ch-</strong></th>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr><!--  SH- ROW  -->
 
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<th class="row-zhchshr first-col" id="sh-"><strong>sh-</strong></th>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="sha"><div class="table-pinyin">sha</div><div class="table-link">[[sha]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂɑ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄚ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">sha</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="shai"><div class="table-pinyin">shai</div><div class="table-link">[[shai]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂaɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄞ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shai</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="shao"><div class="table-pinyin">shao</div><div class="table-link">[[shao]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂɑʊ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄠ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shao</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="shan"><div class="table-pinyin">shan</div><div class="table-link">[[shan]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂan]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄢ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shan</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-a" id="shang"><div class="table-pinyin">shang</div><div class="table-link">[[shang]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂɑŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄤ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shang</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="she"><div class="table-pinyin">she</div><div class="table-link">[[she]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂɯ̯ʌ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄜ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">she</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="shei"><div class="table-pinyin">shei</div><div class="table-link">[[shei]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂeɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄟ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shei</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="shen"><div class="table-pinyin">shen</div><div class="table-link">[[shen]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂən]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄣ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shen</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e" id="sheng"><div class="table-pinyin">sheng</div><div class="table-link">[[sheng]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂəŋ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄥ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">sheng</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-e"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-o col-placeholder"></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="shua"><div class="table-pinyin">shua</div><div class="table-link">[[shua]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂu̯ɑ]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄨㄚ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shua</div></td>
 
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<td class="row-zhchshr col-u" id="shuai"><div class="table-pinyin">shuai</div><div class="table-link">[[shuai]]</div><div class="table-ipa">[ʂu̯aɪ̯]</div><div class="table-zhuyin">ㄕㄨㄞ</div><div class="table-wade-giles">shuai</div></td>
 
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Revision as of 02:01, 10 June 2015

The sounds represented by "ch-," "sh-," and "zh-" in pinyin are all very similar sounds in Chinese. They're meant to be grouped together, and they should be learned together. The good news is that these sounds are not too different from the English "ch", "sh", and "j" sounds (note that "zh-" sounds like the English "j" sound; the pinyin "j-" sound is totally different beast, to be introduced later).

Pinyin's "ch", "sh", and "zh" Sounds

These are the famous "retroflex" sounds of Mandarin Chinese. You may have heard that to make these sounds, you have to "curl your tongue back into your mouth." You may have visions of the tip of your tongue pointing way into the back of your throat, your tongue horribly contorted. It's really not all that crazy. You just need to pull your tongue a bit further into the back of your mouth to pronounce these sounds properly, but you won't need to do any insane contortions.

  • ch- is very similar to the English "ch" sound, except that in Mandarin Chinese the tongue position is a bit further back.
  • sh- is very similar to the English "sh" sound, except that in Mandarin Chinese the tongue position is a bit further back.
  • zh- is very similar to the English "j" sound, except that in Mandarin Chinese the tongue position is a bit further back.
  • chi is not pronounced like "chee", this is an alternate -i sound pretty similar to the zi, ci, si vowel sounds you learned before. To make the chi sound, try to pronounce the English word "chirp", but STOP right as you get to the "r" sound. The chi sound has also been described as sounding like "chrrrrr" (which ryhmes with "brrrrr", the sound you make when you're cold).
  • shi is not pronounced like "shee", this is an alternate -i sound pretty similar to the zi, ci, si vowel sounds you learned before. To make the shi sound, try to pronounce the English word "shirt", but STOP right as you get to the "r" sound. The shi sound has also been described as sounding like "shrrrrr" (which ryhmes with "brrrrr", the sound you make when you're cold).
  • zhi is not pronounced like "gee", this is an alternate -i sound pretty similar to the zi, ci, si vowel sounds you learned before. To make the zhi sound, try to pronounce the English word "jerk", but STOP right as you get to the "r" sound. The zhi sound has also been described as sounding like "zhrrrrr" (which ryhmes with "brrrrr", the sound you make when you're cold).

Pinyin Chart Fragment

This is just a part of the full pinyin chart, limited to the sounds we've covered so far.

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-a -ai -ao -an -ang -e -ei -en -eng -er -o -ou -ong -i -i* -ia -iao -ie -iou -ian -iang -in -ing -iong -u -ua -uai -uei -uo -uan -uang -uen -ueng
zh-
zha
zhai
zhao
zhan
zhang
zhe
zhei
zhen
zheng
zhou
zhong
zhi
zhu
zhua
zhuai
zhui
zhuo
zhuan
zhuang
zhun
 zh-
ch-
cha
chai
chao
chan
chang
che
chen
cheng
chou
chong
chi
chu
chua
chuai
chui
chuo
chuan
chuang
chun
 ch-
sh-
sha
shai
shao
shan
shang
she
shei
shen
sheng
shou
shi
shu
shua
shuai
shui
shuo
shuan
shuang
shun
 sh-
r-
rao
ran
rang
re
ren
reng
rou
rong
ri
ru
rua
rui
ruo
ruan
run
 r-
-a -ai -ao -an -ang -e -ei -en -eng -er -o -ou -ong -i -i* -ia -iao -ie -iou -ian -iang -in -ing -iong -u -ua -uai -uei -uo -uan -uang -uen -ueng

Keep going! The exciting "r" sound is next.

Sources and further reading


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