Gen

Syllable: "gen"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: gen
- IPA: [kən]
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ
- Wade-Giles: ken
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated velar plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "gen" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "g-" and the final "-en". [[ipa::[kən]| ]]