Chuan

Syllable: "chuan"

Composition

Initial: ch-
Final: -uan
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: chuan
- IPA: [tʂʰu̯an]
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ
- Wade-Giles: ch'uan
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated post-alveolar retroflex affricate
glide
low central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "chuan" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "ch-" and the final "-uan".