Qia

Syllable: "qia"

Composition

Initial: q-
Final: -ia
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qia
- IPA: [tɕʰi̯ɑ]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄚ
- Wade-Giles: ch'ia
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
low back unrounded

The pinyin "qia" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "q-" and the final "-ia".