EditTable of Possible Combinations of Chinese Initials and Finals
The table below shows all possible combinations of initials and finals in Pinyin (not including -r modified syllables). It also does not reflect the use of tones. Some combinations may only be valid with the use of one tone, while others may be valid with multiple tones.
| Pinyin table | Initials | Pinyin table |
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| (no initial) | b | p | m | f | d | t | n | l | g | k | h | j | q | x | zh | ch | sh | r | z | c | s |
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| Group a Finals | (no final) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | zhi | chi | shi | ri | zi | ci | si | (no final) | Group a Finals |
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| a | a | ba | pa | ma | fa | da | ta | na | la | ga | ka | ha | | | | zha | cha | sha | | za | ca | sa | a |
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| o | o | bo | po | mo | fo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o |
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| e | e | | | me | | de | te | ne | le | ge | ke | he | | | | zhe | che | she | re | ze | ce | se | e |
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| ê | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ê |
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| ai | ai | bai | pai | mai | | dai | tai | nai | lai | gai | kai | hai | | | | zhai | chai | shai | | zai | cai | sai | ai |
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| ei | ei | bei | pei | mei | fei | dei | | nei | lei | gei | | hei | | | | zhei | | shei | | zei | | | ei |
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| ao | ao | bao | pao | mao | | dao | tao | nao | lao | gao | kao | hao | | | | zhao | chao | shao | rao | zao | cao | sao | ao |
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| ou | ou | | pou | mou | fou | dou | tou | nou | lou | gou | kou | hou | | | | zhou | chou | shou | rou | zou | cou | sou | ou |
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| an | an | ban | pan | man | fan | dan | tan | nan | lan | gan | kan | han | | | | zhan | chan | shan | ran | zan | can | san | an |
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| en | en | ben | pen | men | fen | | | nen | | gen | ken | hen | | | | zhen | chen | shen | ren | zen | cen | sen | en |
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| ang | ang | bang | pang | mang | fang | dang | tang | nang | lang | gang | kang | hang | | | | zhang | chang | shang | rang | zang | cang | sang | ang |
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| eng | eng | beng | peng | meng | feng | deng | teng | neng | leng | geng | keng | heng | | | | zheng | cheng | sheng | reng | zeng | ceng | seng | eng |
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| er | er | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | er |
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| Group i Finals | i | yi | bi | pi | mi | | di | ti | ni | li | | | | ji | qi | xi | | | | | | | | i | Group i Finals |
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| ia | ya | | | | | | | | lia | | | | jia | qia | xia | | | | | | | | ia |
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| io | yo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | io |
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| ie | ye | bie | pie | mie | | die | tie | nie | lie | | | | jie | qie | xie | | | | | | | | ie |
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| iai | yai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | iai |
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| iao | yao | biao | piao | miao | | diao | tiao | niao | liao | | | | jiao | qiao | xiao | | | | | | | | iao |
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| iu | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| you | | | miu | | diu | | niu | liu | | | | jiu | qiu | xiu | | | | | | | | iu |
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| ian | yan | bian | pian | mian | | dian | tian | nian | lian | | | | jian | qian | xian | | | | | | | | ian |
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| in | yin | bin | pin | min | | | | nin | lin | | | | jin | qin | xin | | | | | | | | in |
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| iang | yang | | | | | | | niang | liang | | | | jiang | qiang | xiang | | | | | | | | iang |
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| ing | ying | bing | ping | ming | | ding | ting | ning | ling | | | | jing | qing | xing | | | | | | | | ing |
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| Group u Finals | u | wu | bu | pu | mu | fu | du | tu | nu | lu | gu | ku | hu | | | | zhu | chu | shu | ru | zu | cu | su | u | Group u Finals |
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| ua | wa | | | | | | | | | gua | kua | hua | | | | zhua | chua | shua | | | | | ua |
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| uo | wo | | | | | duo | tuo | nuo | luo | guo | kuo | huo | | | | zhuo | chuo | shuo | ruo | zuo | cuo | suo | uo |
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| uai | wai | | | | | | | | | guai | kuai | huai | | | | zhuai | chuai | shuai | | | | | uai |
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| ui | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| wei | | | | | dui | tui | | | gui | kui | hui | | | | zhui | chui | shui | rui | zui | cui | sui | ui |
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| uan | wan | | | | | duan | tuan | nuan | luan | guan | kuan | huan | | | | zhuan | chuan | shuan | ruan | zuan | cuan | suan | uan |
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| un | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| wen | | | | | dun | tun | | lun | gun | kun | hun | | | | zhun | chun | shun | run | zun | cun | sun | un |
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| uang | wang | | | | | | | | | guang | kuang | huang | | | | zhuang | chuang | shuang | | | | | uang |
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| ong | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| weng | | | | | dong | tong | nong | long | gong | kong | hong | | | | zhong | chong | | rong | zong | cong | song | ong |
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| Group ü Finals | ü | yu | | | | | | | nü | lü | | | | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| ju | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| qu | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| xu | | | | | | | | ü | Group ü Finals |
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| üe | yue | | | | | | | nüe | lüe | | | | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| jue | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| que | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| xue | | | | | | | | üe |
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| üan | yuan | | | | | | | | lüan | | | | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| juan | quan | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| xuan | | | | | | | üan |
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| ün | yun | | | | | | | | lün | | | | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| jun | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| qun | style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| xun | | | | | | | | ün |
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| iong | yong | | | | | | | | | | | | jiong | qiong | xiong | | | | | | | | iong |
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| Pinyin table | (no initial) | b | p | m | f | d | t | n | l | g | k | h | j | q | x | zh | ch | sh | r | z | c | s | Pinyin table |
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| Initials |
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Colour Legend:
| "regular" initial or final |
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| Final of i, u, ü groups is a modified combination of: |
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| Chinese/Pinyin Pronunciation>pronunciation basics) |
| style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| syllable is modified combination of initial and final |
Modified i, u, and ü group finals:
The following finals in the i, u, and ü groups are a modified combination of i, u or ü with a group a final:
*ie=i+ê
*iu=i+ou
*in=i+en
*ing=i+eng
*ui=u+ei
*un=u+en
*
*üe=ü+ê
*ün=ü+en
*iong=ü+eng
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