Qin

Syllable: "qin"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qin
- IPA: [tɕʰin]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣ
- Wade-Giles: ch'in
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
high front unrounded
voiced dental nasal

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