Pen

Syllable: "pen"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: pen
- IPA: [pʰən]
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄣ
- Wade-Giles: p'en
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated bilabial plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "pen" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "p-" and the final "-en". [[ipa::[pʰən]| ]]