Gan

Syllable: "gan"

Composition

Initial: g-
Final: -an
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: gan
- IPA: [kan]
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ
- Wade-Giles: kan
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated velar plosive
low central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "gan" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "g-" and the final "-an". [[ipa::[kan]| ]]