The syllable board
Mandarin is built from a surprisingly small set of sounds: 407 shapes, 1247 once you count the tones. Here is every single one, each wearing a real character. The speaker icons play today; the quiet ones join with the recording pass.
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a
a
亚a4
ai
哎āi挨ái
an
安ān南an2
ang
昂ang2
ao
凹āo熬áo傲ào
b
ba
拔bá坝bà
bai
掰bāi白bái败bài白bai5
ban
版bǎn扮ban5
bang
绑bǎng
bao
包bāo薄báo
bei
ben
奔ben1
beng
绷bēng甭béng蹦bèng
bi
逼bī鼻bi2比bǐ必bì
bian
扁biǎn边bian5
biao
标biāo
bie
憋biē别bie4
bin
宾bin1
bing
饼bǐng饼bing5
bo
播bō博bo2簸bo3膊bo5
bu
不bu2补bǔ不bu5
c
ca
cai
踩cǎi材cai5
can
参can1残cán惨cǎn灿can4
cang
舱cāng藏cáng
cao
操cao1嘈cao2
ce
册cè
ceng
层céng蹭cèng
cha
插chā
chai
拆chāi柴chai2
chan
掺chān馋chán产chǎn颤chan4
chang
猖chang1长cháng厂chǎng敞chang5
chao
超chāo朝cháo吵chǎo
che
扯chě撤chè
chen
沉chén趁chèn晨chen5
cheng
称chēng逞cheng3秤chèng
chi
尺chǐ翅chi4
chong
冲chōng重chóng宠chǒng冲chòng
chou
抽chōu愁chóu丑chǒu臭chòu酬chou5
chu
除chú处chǔ处chù楚chu5
chuai
揣chuāi揣chuai3踹chuài
chuan
喘chuǎn串chuàn
chuang
闯chuǎng创chuàng
chui
垂chuí
chun
春chūn纯chún蠢chǔn
chuo
戳chuō绰chuo4
ci
疵ci1
cong
葱cōng
cou
凑còu
cu
醋cù
cuan
窜cuàn
cui
催cuī璀cui3脆cuì
cun
寸cùn寸cun5
cuo
搓cuō
d
da
搭dā大da5
dai
逮dǎi袋dai5
dan
单dān胆dan3丹dan5
dang
当dāng挡dǎng当dàng荡dang5
dao
刀dāo倒dǎo道dao5
de
dei
得děi
deng
等děng瞪dèng
di
的di2弟di5
dian
颠dian1
diao
叼diāo
die
跌diē叠dié
ding
丁dīng顶dǐng
diu
dong
dou
抖dǒu逗dòu
du
都du1堵dǔ度dù妒du5
duan
端duān
dui
堆duī
dun
吨dūn盹dun3
duo
夺duó朵duǒ堕duo4朵duo5
e
e
鹅é恶e3
ei
非ei1北ei3
en
恩en1
er
耳er3
f
fa
罚fá发fa4发fa5
fan
翻fān反fǎn烦fan5
fang
方fāng防fáng仿fǎng方fang5
fei
肥féi诽fei3
fen
坟fén粉fěn分fen5
feng
逢féng讽feng3缝fèng缝feng5
fo
佛fó
fou
否fou3
fu
敷fū府fu3服fu5
g
ga
尬ga4
gai
盖gài
gan
gang
港gǎng杠gang4
gao
搞gǎo告gào
ge
隔gé哥ge5
gei
gen
geng
耕gēng哽geng3
gong
公gōng拱gǒng
gou
沟gōu
gu
估gu1古gǔ顾gù姑gu5
gua
寡gua3
guai
乖guāi拐guǎi怪guài
guan
罐guàn
guang
广guǎng
gui
归guī鬼guǐ瑰gui5
gun
滚gǔn棍gùn
guo
锅guō裹guǒ
h
ha
哈hā
hai
嗨hāi害hài害hai5
han
酣han1含hán罕han5
hang
夯hang1行háng
hao
毫hao2号hao5
he
贺he4合he5
hei
黑hēi
hen
痕hen2恨hèn
heng
哼hēng横héng
hong
轰hōng红hóng哄hǒng哄hong4
hou
猴hou2吼hǒu候hou5
hu
呼hū湖hú虎hu3户hù户hu5
hua
滑huá话hua5
huai
怀huái
huan
欢huan1还huán缓huǎn欢huan5
huang
荒huāng黄huáng晃huǎng晃huàng
hui
灰huī毁huǐ
hun
昏hūn浑hun2混hùn
huo
豁huō和huo5
i
ian
联ian2
in
民in2
j
ji
鸡jī几jǐ
jia
颊jia2架jià家jia5
jian
jiang
jiao
嚼jiáo
jie
解jiě姐jie5
jin
jing
茎jīng井jǐng静jìng睛jing5
jiong
窘jiong3
jiu
揪jiū究jiu5
ju
居ju1局jú举jǔ矩ju5
juan
捐juān卷juǎn卷juàn
jue
绝jué倔juè
jun
均jūn俊jùn
k
ka
咖ka1
kai
慨kai3
kan
看kān砍kǎn
kang
康kang1扛káng抗kang4
kao
考kǎo靠kào
ke
ken
肯kěn
keng
坑kēng
kong
孔kǒng
kou
抠kōu口kǒu扣kòu
ku
库kù苦ku5
kua
夸kuā垮kuǎ挎kuà
kuai
快kuai5
kuan
宽kuān款kuǎn
kuang
筐kuāng狂kuáng矿kuàng
kui
亏kuī魁kui2馈kui4
kun
昆kun1捆kǔn
kuo
扩kuò
l
la
喇la3啦la
lai
赖lài
lan
烂làn
lang
狼láng朗lang3浪lang4朗lang5
lao
捞lāo牢láo涝lào姥lao5
le
乐le4
lei
勒lēi雷léi累lei3
leng
棱leng2愣lèng
li
力lì李li5
lia
lian
liang
亮liang5
liao
了liao3料liào料liao5
lie
咧lie1咧lie3
lin
拎līn淋lín吝lin4
ling
领lǐng灵ling5
liu
溜liū柳liu3
long
龙lóng拢long3笼long5
lou
搂lǒu漏lòu
lu
炉lu2鲁lu3路lu5
lü
屡lǚ率lǜ
luan
孪luan2卵luǎn
lüe
略lüè
lun
抡lūn轮lún论lun4
luo
啰luo1逻luo2裸luǒ
m
ma
妈ma1麻má骂mà
mai
埋mái卖mai5
man
瞒mán
mang
莽mang3
mao
冒mào毛mao5
me
么me5
mei
煤méi妹mei4妹mei5
men
闷mēn闷mèn
meng
蒙mēng蒙méng猛měng
mi
眯mī迷mí密mì
mian
棉mián免miǎn
miao
苗miáo妙miào
mie
灭miè
min
民min2敏min3
ming
命mìng
miu
谬miu4
mo
摸mō膜mó抹mǒ磨mo5
mou
谋mou2某mǒu
mu
模mu2母mǔ墓mù
n
na
nai
乃nǎi耐nài奶nai5
nan
难nan4难nan5
nang
囊nang2
nao
挠náo脑nao3闹nào闹nao5
ne
nei
馁nei3
nen
嫩nèn
neng
ng
嗯ǹg
ni
泥ní逆nì
nian
撵niǎn念niàn
niang
娘niáng酿niang4娘niang5
niao
尿niào
nie
捏niē
nin
ning
拧níng拧nǐng泞ning4
niu
扭niǔ扭niu5
nong
浓nóng
nu
奴nu2努nu3怒nu4
nü
女nǚ女nü5
nuan
暖nuǎn
nüe
虐nüe4
nuo
挪nuó诺nuo4
o
o
哦ò
ou
殴ou1偶ou3
p
pa
趴pā
pai
派pài牌pai5
pan
攀pān盘pán判pàn
pang
乓pang1旁pang2
pao
抛pāo刨páo泡pào
pei
胚pei1配pèi
pen
喷pēn盆pén
peng
抨peng1棚péng捧pěng碰pèng篷peng5
pi
批pī皮pí匹pǐ辟pi4
pian
便pian2
piao
飘piāo
pie
撇piě
pin
拼pīn频pin2品pǐn聘pìn
ping
乒ping1平píng
po
坡pō婆po2婆po5
pou
剖pou1
pu
扑pū葡pu2谱pǔ铺pu4
q
qi
气qi5
qia
掐qiā卡qiǎ恰qia4
qian
浅qiǎn欠qiàn
qiang
枪qiāng抢qiǎng呛qiàng
qiao
翘qiào跷qiao5
qie
切qiē茄qie2且qiě切qie4
qin
亲qīn寝qin3
qing
庆qing4情qing5
qiong
穷qióng
qiu
秋qiū球qiú
qu
渠qu2屈qu5
quan
圈quān犬quǎn劝quàn
que
瘸qué
qun
群qún
r
r
儿r5
ran
然ran2染rǎn
rang
嚷rǎng
rao
饶ráo扰rao3绕rào
re
惹rě
ren
忍rěn认rèn人ren5
reng
ri
rong
融róng冗rong3
rou
揉róu
ru
如rú乳ru3
ruan
软ruǎn
rui
锐rui4
run
润rùn
ruo
弱ruò
s
sa
撒sā洒sǎ萨sa4
sai
塞sāi赛sài
san
伞sǎn散sàn
sang
桑sang1嗓sang3丧sang4
sao
骚sao1扫sao4
se
色se4
sen
森sen1
seng
僧seng1
sha
杀shā啥shá傻shǎ厦sha4
shai
筛shāi晒shài
shan
闪shǎn扇shàn
shang
伤shāng赏shǎng上shang5
shao
勺shao2哨shào少shao5
she
奢she1蛇shé舍she3社shè设she5
shei
谁shei2
shen
神shén审shěn肾shèn神shen5
sheng
绳sheng2生sheng5
shi
诗shī识shi5
shou
熟shou2手shou5
shu
赎shú数shǔ叔shu5
shua
耍shuǎ
shuai
摔shuāi甩shuǎi
shuan
拴shuān涮shuàn
shuang
爽shuǎng
shui
谁shui2水shui5
shun
顺shùn
shuo
硕shuo4
si
丝sī思si5
song
松sōng耸sǒng
sou
搜sōu嗽sou5
su
酥sū俗sú素sù诉su5
suan
算suan5
sui
虽suī随suí髓sui3
sun
孙sun1损sun3
suo
缩suō所suǒ嗦suo5
t
ta
塔tǎ踏tà
tai
胎tāi太tai5
tan
贪tān毯tan3炭tàn弹tan5
tang
tao
掏tāo桃táo讨tǎo套tào萄tao5
te
特tè
teng
腾teng5
ter
特ter4
ti
踢tī体ti3替tì屉ti5
tian
舔tiǎn
tiao
挑tiāo挑tiǎo条tiao5
tie
贴tiē铁tiě
ting
听ting5
tong
同tóng
tou
偷tōu透tòu头tou
tu
凸tū吐tù涂tu5
tuan
团tuán
tui
颓tui2退tuì
tun
吞tūn臀tún
tuo
驮tuó妥tuǒ拓tuo4
u
u
欧u1
uan
元uan2
w
wa
挖wā娃wa2瓦wǎ袜wa4娃wa5
wai
歪wāi
wan
弯wān
wang
汪wang1王wang2王wang5
wei
微wēi尾wei3
wen
温wen1吻wěn问wen5
weng
翁weng1
wo
窝wō握wò
wu
屋wu1无wú五wǔ雾wù务wu5
x
xi
西xī席xí细xì西xi5
xia
虾xiā霞xiá下xia5
xian
显xiǎn县xiàn
xiang
详xiang2
xiao
消xiāo淆xiao2
xie
泄xiè谢xie5
xin
心xin5
xing
腥xīng星xing5
xiong
胸xiōng
xiu
朽xiu3绣xiù
xu
需xū徐xu2许xǔ序xù婿xu5
xuan
宣xuan1玄xuán炫xuan4
xue
削xue1血xue4
xun
熏xūn旬xún训xùn
y
ya
哑yǎ讶ya4
yan
咽yàn
yang
央yang1样yàng
yao
腰yāo摇yáo咬yǎo
ye
椰ye1爷ye2爷ye5
yi
移yí亿yì宜yi5
yin
银yín引yǐn印yìn
ying
鹰yīng影ying3硬yìng应ying5
yong
拥yong1涌yǒng用yong5
you
优you1友you5
yu
淤yu1玉yù
yuan
冤yuān愿yuàn元yuan5
yue
yun
晕yūn允yun3运yùn
z
za
扎za1杂zá咋zǎ
zai
灾zāi宰zǎi在zai5
zan
咱zan2攒zǎn暂zàn
zang
葬zàng
zao
糟zāo凿záo造zào
ze
则zé
zei
贼zéi
zen
怎zen3
zeng
增zēng赠zèng
zha
扎zhā炸zhá眨zhǎ炸zhà
zhai
摘zhāi宅zhai2窄zhǎi债zhài
zhan
粘zhān斩zhǎn
zhang
涨zhàng掌zhang5
zhao
招zhāo
zhe
遮zhē折zhé着zhe
zhen
枕zhěn阵zhèn
zheng
争zhēng筝zheng5
zher
这zher4
zhi
值zhí只zhǐ至zhì指zhi5
zhong
zhou
皱zhòu帚zhou5
zhu
猪zhū逐zhu2煮zhǔ
zhua
抓zhuā爪zhua3
zhuai
拽zhuài
zhuan
砖zhuān
zhuang
撞zhuàng妆zhuang5
zhui
追zhuī坠zhuì赘zhui5
zhun
zhuo
捉zhuō着zhuo2
zi
兹zī紫zǐ
zong
宗zōng粽zong4宗zong5
zou
揍zòu
zu
族zú
zuan
钻zuān钻zuan4
zui
zun
尊zun1
zuo
昨zuo2