Pinyin Chart — Initials & Finals
Chinese Pinyin with English pronunciation guide.
Initials (声母)
| Initial |
Example (Chinese) |
English |
| b | 爸 | dad |
| p | 跑 | run |
| m | 妈 | mom |
| f | 飞 | fly |
| d | 弟 | younger brother |
| t | 天 | sky |
| n | 你 | you |
| l | 了 | le / completed action |
| g | 高 | tall |
| k | 开 | open |
| h | 好 | good |
| j | 家 | home |
| q | 去 | go |
| x | 想 | think |
| zh | 中 | middle |
| ch | 吃 | eat |
| sh | 是 | is/are |
| r | 人 | person |
| z | 早 | early |
| c | 次 | time / order |
| s | 三 | three |
| y | 也 | also |
| w | 我 | I / me |
Finals (韵母)
| Final |
Example (Chinese) |
English |
| a | 爸 (bà) | dad |
| o | 我 (wǒ) | I / me |
| e | 喝 (hē) | drink |
| i | 你 (nǐ) | you |
| u | 路 (lù) | road |
| ü | 绿 (lǜ) | green |
| ai | 爱 (ài) | love |
| ei | 非 (fēi) | not / wrong |
| ao | 好 (hǎo) | good |
| ou | 口 (kǒu) | mouth |
| an | 安 (ān) | peace |
| en | 恩 (ēn) | grace |
| ang | 方 (fāng) | square / direction |
| eng | 更 (gèng) | more |
| ong | 中 (zhōng) | middle |
Tones (声调)
- ¯ (ā) — high level
- ´ (á) — rising
- ˇ (ǎ) — falling-rising
- ` (à) — falling
- (no mark) — neutral
