Xiong

Syllable: "xiong"

Composition

Initial: x-
Final: -iong
May be confused with
Difficulty for English speakers

High
Can be written
- Pinyin: xiong
- IPA: [ɕi̯ʊŋ]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ
- Wade-Giles: hsiung
Linguistic description

voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative
glide
high back rounded
voiced velar nasal

The pinyin "xiong" is a Mandarin Chinese syllable. It is composed of the initial "x-" and the final "-iong".