Ben

Syllable: "ben"

Composition

Initial: b-
Final: -en
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: ben
- IPA: [pən]
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣ
- Wade-Giles: pen
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated bilabial plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "ben" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "b-" and the final "-en". [[ipa::[pən]| ]]