Sheng

Syllable: "sheng"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: sheng
- IPA: [ʂəŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ
- Wade-Giles: sheng
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
mid central unrounded
voiced velar nasal

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