Zong

Syllable: "zong"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: zong
- IPA: [tsʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥ
- Wade-Giles: tsung
Linguistic description

voiceless unaspirated dental affricate
high back rounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "zong" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "z-" and the final "-ong". [[ipa::[tsʊŋ]| ]]