Shua

Syllable: "shua"

Composition

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

Medium
Can be written
- Pinyin: shua
- IPA: [ʂu̯ɑ]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚ
- Wade-Giles: shua
Linguistic description

voiceless post-alveolar retroflex fricative
glide
low back unrounded

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