Tun

Syllable: "tun"

Composition

Initial: t-
Final: -uen
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: tun
- IPA: [tʰu̯ən]
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄣ
- Wade-Giles: t'un
Linguistic description

voiceless aspirated dental plosive
mid central unrounded
voiced dental nasal

The pinyin "tun" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "t-" and the final "-uen".