Shou

Syllable: "shou"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shou
- IPA: [ʂɤʊ̯]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡ
- Wade-Giles: shou
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
mid back unrounded
diphthong

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