Final of Chinese syllable’s approximant tone in English

韵母

近似音

说明

-a

father

American pronunciation

-ai

sky

-ao

how

smaller mouth movement

-an

Juan

-ang

a ( as in “father” )+ng

-e

uh

similar to the “u” in “under”

-ei

day

-en

under

with the vowel a little

higher and further forward

-eng

hung

-i

he

-i ( after z/c/s, zh/ch/sh )

it

-ia

ya

a short vowel

-ie

yet

-iu

yo

-iao

yow

-in

about half way between

green and pin

-ing

ing

the first sound a little

higher and longer

-ian

yen

-iang

yang

-iong

y+ong (below)

-o

wo

Lips do not close as the sound is made ;

instead open further.

-ou

go

American pronunciation;

lips closing slightly at the

end of the sound

-ong

ou + ng

no corresponding sound in

English

-u

zoo

-ua

water

-ui

way

-uo

woe

-uai

wild

or like the word “why”( with no “h” )

-uan

Juan

-uang

wang

-ü

eee + ooo

no corresponding sound in English

-ue

“-ü”+ “e”as in wet

-un

“-ü”+ “n”