Qian

Syllable: "qian"

Composition

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

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: qian
- IPA: [tɕʰiɛn]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢ
- Wade-Giles: ch'ien
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated alveolo-palatal affricate
glide
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

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