Pinyin - Initials and Finals - Initials

Initials

In each cell below, first the bold letters indicate pinyin, followed in brackets by the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

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Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Retroflex Alveolo-palatal Velar
Voiceless Voiced Voiceless Voiceless Voiced Voiceless Voiced Voiceless Voiceless
Nasal m n
Plosive Unaspirated b d g
Aspirated p t k
Affricate Unaspirated z zh j
Aspirated c ch q
Fricative f s sh r 1 x h
Lateral