Zou

Syllable: "zou"

Composition

Initial: z-
Final: -ou
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: zou
- IPA: [tsɤʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄡ
- Wade-Giles: tsou
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental affricate
mid back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "zou" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "z-" and the final "-ou". [[ipa::[tsɤʊ̯]| ]]