Quan

Syllable: "quan"

Composition

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

Very High
Can be written
- Pinyin: quan
- IPA: [tɕʰy̯ɛn]
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢ
- Wade-Giles: ch'üan
Linguistic description

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

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