Zen

Syllable: "zen"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: zen
- IPA: [tsən]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄣ
- Wade-Giles: tsen
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental affricate
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "zen" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "z-" and the final "-en". [[ipa::[tsən]| ]]