Hong

Syllable: "hong"

Composition

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

Low
Can be written
- Pinyin: hong
- IPA: [xʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥ
- Wade-Giles: hung
Linguistic description

voiceless velar fricative
high back rounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "hong" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "h-" and the final "-ong". [[ipa::[xʊŋ]| ]]