Jia

Syllable: "jia"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: jia
- IPA: [tɕi̯ɑ]
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
- Wade-Giles: chia
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
low back unrounded

The pinyin "jia" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "j-" and the final "-ia". [[ipa::[tɕi̯ɑ]| ]]