The syllable board
Mandarin is built from a surprisingly small set of sounds: 407 shapes, 1248 once you count the tones. Here is every single one, each wearing a real character; tap any highlighted syllable to hear it.
924 of 1248 already tap-to-hear
a
a
亚a4啊a
ai
an
南an2
ang
昂ang2
ao
b
ba
吧ba
bai
白bai5
ban
扮ban5
bang
bao
bei
ben
奔ben1
beng
bi
鼻bi2
bian
边bian5
biao
bie
别bie4
bin
宾bin1
bing
饼bing5
bo
博bo2簸bo3膊bo5
bu
不bu2不bu5
c
ca
cai
材cai5
can
参can1灿can4
cang
cao
操cao1嘈cao2
ce
ceng
cha
chai
柴chai2
chan
颤chan4
chang
猖chang1敞chang5
chao
che
chen
晨chen5
cheng
逞cheng3
chi
翅chi4
chong
chou
酬chou5
chu
楚chu5
chuai
揣chuai3
chuan
chuang
chui
chun
chuo
绰chuo4
ci
疵ci1
cong
cou
cu
cuan
cui
璀cui3
cun
寸cun5
cuo
d
da
大da5
dai
袋dai5
dan
胆dan3丹dan5
dang
荡dang5
dao
道dao5
de
的de
dei
deng
di
的di2弟di5
dian
颠dian1
diao
die
ding
diu
dong
dou
du
都du1妒du5
duan
dui
dun
盹dun3
duo
堕duo4朵duo5
e
e
恶e3
ei
非ei1北ei3
en
恩en1
er
耳er3
f
fa
发fa4发fa5
fan
烦fan5
fang
方fang5
fei
诽fei3
fen
分fen5
feng
讽feng3缝feng5
fo
fou
否fou3
fu
府fu3服fu5
g
ga
尬ga4
gai
gan
gang
杠gang4
gao
ge
哥ge5
gei
gen
geng
哽geng3
gong
gou
gu
估gu1姑gu5
gua
寡gua3
guai
guan
guang
gui
瑰gui5
gun
guo
过guo
h
ha
hai
害hai5
han
酣han1罕han5
hang
夯hang1
hao
毫hao2号hao5
he
贺he4合he5
hei
hen
痕hen2
heng
hong
哄hong4
hou
猴hou2候hou5
hu
虎hu3户hu5
hua
话hua5
huai
huan
欢huan1欢huan5
huang
hui
hun
浑hun2
huo
和huo5
i
ian
联ian2
in
民in2
j
ji
jia
颊jia2家jia5
jian
jiang
jiao
jie
姐jie5
jin
jing
睛jing5
jiong
窘jiong3
jiu
究jiu5
ju
居ju1矩ju5
juan
jue
jun
k
ka
咖ka1
kai
慨kai3
kan
kang
康kang1抗kang4
kao
ke
ken
keng
kong
kou
ku
苦ku5
kua
kuai
快kuai5
kuan
kuang
kui
魁kui2馈kui4
kun
昆kun1
kuo
l
la
喇la3啦la
lai
lan
lang
朗lang3浪lang4朗lang5
lao
姥lao5
le
乐le4了le
lei
累lei3
leng
棱leng2
li
李li5
lia
lian
liang
亮liang5
liao
了liao3料liao5
lie
咧lie1咧lie3
lin
吝lin4
ling
灵ling5
liu
柳liu3
long
拢long3笼long5
lou
lu
炉lu2鲁lu3路lu5
luan
孪luan2
lun
论lun4
luo
啰luo1逻luo2
lü
lüe
m
ma
妈ma1吗ma
mai
卖mai5
man
mang
莽mang3
mao
毛mao5
me
么me5
mei
妹mei4妹mei5
men
们men
meng
mi
mian
miao
mie
min
民min2敏min3
ming
miu
谬miu4
mo
磨mo5
mou
谋mou2
mu
模mu2
n
na
nai
奶nai5
nan
难nan4难nan5
nang
囊nang2
nao
脑nao3闹nao5
ne
呢ne
nei
馁nei3
nen
neng
ng
嗯ǹg
ni
nian
niang
酿niang4娘niang5
niao
nie
nin
ning
泞ning4
niu
扭niu5
nong
nu
奴nu2努nu3怒nu4
nuan
nuo
诺nuo4
nü
女nü5
nüe
虐nüe4
o
o
ou
殴ou1偶ou3
p
pa
pai
牌pai5
pan
pang
乓pang1旁pang2
pao
pei
胚pei1
pen
peng
抨peng1篷peng5
pi
辟pi4
pian
便pian2
piao
pie
pin
频pin2
ping
乒ping1
po
婆po2婆po5
pou
剖pou1
pu
葡pu2铺pu4
q
qi
气qi5
qia
恰qia4
qian
qiang
qiao
跷qiao5
qie
茄qie2切qie4
qin
寝qin3
qing
庆qing4情qing5
qiong
qiu
qu
渠qu2屈qu5
quan
que
qun
r
r
儿r5
ran
然ran2
rang
rao
扰rao3
re
ren
人ren5
reng
ri
rong
冗rong3
rou
ru
乳ru3
ruan
rui
锐rui4
run
ruo
s
sa
萨sa4
sai
san
sang
桑sang1嗓sang3丧sang4
sao
骚sao1扫sao4
se
色se4
sen
森sen1
seng
僧seng1
sha
厦sha4
shai
shan
shang
上shang5
shao
勺shao2少shao5
she
奢she1舍she3设she5
shei
谁shei2
shen
神shen5
sheng
绳sheng2生sheng5
shi
识shi5
shou
熟shou2手shou5
shu
叔shu5
shua
shuai
shuan
shuang
shui
谁shui2水shui5
shun
shuo
硕shuo4
si
思si5
song
sou
嗽sou5
su
诉su5
suan
算suan5
sui
髓sui3
sun
孙sun1损sun3
suo
嗦suo5
t
ta
tai
太tai5
tan
毯tan3弹tan5
tang
tao
萄tao5
te
teng
腾teng5
ter
特ter4
ti
体ti3屉ti5
tian
tiao
条tiao5
tie
ting
听ting5
tong
tou
头tou
tu
涂tu5
tuan
tui
颓tui2
tun
tuo
拓tuo4
u
u
欧u1
uan
元uan2
w
wa
娃wa2袜wa4
wai
wan
wang
汪wang1王wang2王wang5
wei
尾wei3
wen
温wen1问wen5
weng
翁weng1
wo
wu
屋wu1务wu5
x
xi
西xi5
xia
下xia5
xian
xiang
详xiang2
xiao
淆xiao2
xie
谢xie5
xin
心xin5
xing
星xing5
xiong
xiu
朽xiu3
xu
徐xu2婿xu5
xuan
宣xuan1炫xuan4
xue
削xue1血xue4
xun
y
ya
讶ya4
yan
yang
央yang1
yao
ye
椰ye1爷ye2爷ye5
yi
宜yi5
yin
ying
影ying3应ying5
yong
拥yong1用yong5
you
优you1友you5
yu
淤yu1
yuan
元yuan5
yue
yun
允yun3
z
za
扎za1
zai
在zai5
zan
咱zan2
zang
zao
ze
zei
zen
怎zen3
zeng
zha
zhai
宅zhai2
zhan
zhang
掌zhang5
zhao
zhe
着zhe
zhen
zheng
筝zheng5
zher
这zher4
zhi
指zhi5
zhong
zhou
帚zhou5
zhu
逐zhu2
zhua
爪zhua3
zhuai
zhuan
zhuang
妆zhuang5
zhui
赘zhui5
zhun
zhuo
着zhuo2
zi
子zi
zong
粽zong4宗zong5
zou
zu
zuan
钻zuan4
zui
zun
尊zun1
zuo
昨zuo2
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