Cao

Syllable: "cao"

Composition

Initial: c-
Final: -ao
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: cao
- IPA: [tsʰɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠ
- Wade-Giles: ts'ao
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental affricate
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "cao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "c-" and the final "-ao". [[ipa::[tsʰɑʊ̯]| ]]