Lesson 3: Initials and Finals in Standard Mandarin

Updated 11 September 2026

汉语普通话声韵母拼合表>第一页)
Possible combinations of initials and finals in standard Mandarin (page 1)


Note:

Every page contains all the initials (vertically), but only a part of the finals (horizontally). The three pages together give all the possible combinations.

Syllables written in italics are extremely rare. You are not likely to encounter them in the first five years of learning Chinese.

a | o | e | ê | -i | er | ai | ei | ao | ou | An | en | ang | eng | -ong

a | o | e | ê | er | ai | ei | ao | ou | An | en | ang | eng

b | ba | bo | bai | bei | bao | Ban | ben | bang | beng

p | pa | po | pai | pei | pao | pou | Pan | pen | pang | peng

m | ma | mo | me | mai | mei | mao | mou | Man | men | mang | meng

f | fa | fo | fei | fou | Fan | fen | fang | feng

d | da | de | dai | dei | dao | dou | Dan | den | dang | deng | dong

t | ta | te | tai | tao | tou | Tan | tang | teng | tong

n | na | ne | nai | nei | nao | nou | Nan | nen | nang | neng | nong

l | la | le | lai | lei | lao | lou | Lan | lang | leng | long

z | za | ze | zi | zai | zei | zao | zou | Zan | zen | zang | zeng | zong

c | ca | ce | ci | cai | cao | cou | Can | cen | cang | ceng | cong

s | sa | se | si | sai | sei | sao | sou | San | sen | sang | seng | song

zh | zha | zhe | zhi | zhai | zhei | zhao | zhou | Zhan | zhen | zhang | zheng | zhong

ch | cha | che | chi | chai | chao | chou | Chan | chen | chang | cheng | chong

sh | sha | she | shi | shai | shei | shao | shou | Shan | shen | shang | sheng

r | re | ri | rao | rou | Ran | ren | rang | reng | rong

j

q

x

g | ga | ge | gai | gei | gao | gou | Gan | gen | gang | geng | gong

k | ka | ke | kai | kei | kao | kou | Kan | ken | kang | keng | kong

h | ha | he | hai | hei | hao | hou | Han | hen | hang | heng | hong

y | ya | ye | yao | you | Yan | yang | yong

w | wa | wo | wai | wei | Wan | wen | wang | weng

汉语普通话声韵母拼合表>第二页)
Possible combinations of initials and finals in standard Mandarin (page 2)

-i | -ia | -iao | -ie | -iu | -ian | -in | -iang | -ing | -iong

b | bi | biao | bie | bian | Bin | bing

p | pi | piao | pie | pian | Pin | ping

m | mi | miao | mie | Miu | mian | Min | ming

f

d | di | diao | die | Diu | dian | ding

t | ti | tiao | tie | tian | ting

n | ni | niao | nie | Niu | nian | nin | niang | ning

l | li | lia | liao | lie | Liu | lian | lin | liang | ling

z

c

s

zh

ch

sh

r

j | ji | jia | jiao | jie | Jiu | jian | jin | jiang | jing | jiong

q | qi | qia | qiao | qie | Qiu | qian | qin | qiang | qing | qiong

x | xi | xia | xiao | xie | Xiu | xian | xin | xiang | xing | xiong

g

k

h

y | yi | ying

w

汉语普通话声韵母拼合表 (第三页)
Possible combinations of initials and finals in standard Mandarin (page 3)

-u | -ua | -uo | -uai | -ui | -uan | -un | -uang | -ü | -üe | -üan | -ün

b | bu

p | pu

m | mu

f | fu

d | du | duo | dui | duan | dun

t | tu | tuo | tui | tuan | tun

n | nu | nuo | nuan | nü | nüe

l | lu | luo | luan | lun | lü | lüe

z | zu | zuo | zui | zuan | zun

c | cu | cuo | cui | cuan | cun

s | su | suo | sui | suan | sun

zh | zhu | zhua | zhuo | zhuai | zhui | zhuan | zhun | zhuang

ch | chu | chua | chuo | chuai | chui | chuan | chun | chuang

sh | shu | shua | shuo | shuai | shui | shuan | shun | shuang

r | ru | rua | ruo | rui | ruan | run

j | ju | jue | juan | jun

q | qu | que | quan | qun

x | xu | xue | xuan | xun

g | gu | gua | guo | guai | gui | guan | gun | guang

k | ku | kua | kuo | kuai | kui | kuan | kun | kuang

h | hu | hua | huo | huai | hui | huan | hun | huang

y | yu | yue | yuan | yun

w | wu

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