Xing

Syllable: "xing"

Composition

Initial: x-
Final: -ing
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: xing
- IPA: [ɕiŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ
- Wade-Giles: hsing
Linguistic description

voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
high front unrounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "xing" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "x-" and the final "-ing".