Shao

Syllable: "shao"

Composition

Initial: sh-
Final: -ao
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shao
- IPA: [ʂɑʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ
- Wade-Giles: shao
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
low back unrounded
diphthong

The pinyin "shao" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "sh-" and the final "-ao".