Valid Pinyin Initials and Finals Combination Table

Initials
Labial

Dental

Gutural

Palatal

None

ba

pa

ma

fa

da

ta

na

la

ga

ka

ha

bo

po

mo

fo

Fa
i
no
a
l e
s
ai

ai

bai

ei

ei

ao

ao

ou

ou

an

an

Retroflex
x

Dental Sibilant

zh

ch

sh

zha

cha

sha

za

ca

sa

ze

ce

se

shai

zai

cai

sai

shei

zei

me

de

te

ne

le

ge

ke

he

zhe

che

she

pai

mai

dai

tai

nai

lai

gai

kai

hai

zhai

chai

bei

pei

mei

dei

tei

nei

lei

gei

kei

hei

zhei

bao

pao

mao

dao

tao

nao

lao

gao

kao

hao

zhao

chao

shao

rao

zao

cao

sao

pou

mou

fou

dou

tou

nou

lou

gou

kou

hou

zhou

chou

shou

rou

zou

cou

sou

pan

man

fan

dan

tan

nan

lan

gan

kan

han

zhan

chan

shan

ran

zan

can

san

ang

ang bang pang mang fang dang tang

nang

lang

gang

kang

hang

zhang

chang

shang

rang

zang

cang

sang

en

en

nen

gen

ken

hen

zhen

chen

shen

ren

zen

cen

sen

eng

eng beng peng meng feng deng teng

geng

keng

heng

zheng

cheng

sheng

reng

zeng

ceng

seng

er

er

wu

ua

wa

uo

wo

uai

wai

ui

wei

uan

wan

ban

ben

pen

men

fei

fen

den

neng

leng

wen

ueng weng

bu

pu

mu

fu

du

duo

dui

tu

tuo

nu

nuo

lu

luo

tui

duan tuan

nuan

luan

uang wang
un

re

dun

tun

nun

lun

gu

ku

hu

zhu

chu

shu

ru

zu

cu

gua

kua

hua

zhua

chua

shua

rua

guo

kuo

huo

zhuo

chuo

shuo

ruo

guai

kuai

huai

zhuai

chuai

shuai

gui

kui

hui

zhui

chui

shui

rui

zui

cui

guan

kuan

huan

zhuan

chuan

shuan

ruan

zuan

cuan

guang

kuang

huang

zhuang

chuang

shuang

gun

kun

hun

zhun

chun

shun

su

zuo

cuo

suo

sui

suan

run

zun

cun

sun

ong

dong tong

nong

long

gong

kong

hong

i (short
)

yi

ia

ya

ie
iao
iu
ian

ye
yao
you
yan

iang
in
ing

e
an
n
iong

bi

pi

mi

di

ti

ni

dia
bie
biao

pie
piao

mie
miao
miu
mian

die
diao
diu
dian

tie
tiao

nie
niao
niu
nian

zhong

chong

zhi

chi

shi

rong

zong

cong

ri

zi

ci

song
si

li

ji

qi

xi

lia

jia

qia

xia

lie
liao
liu
lian

jie
jiao
jiu
jian

qie xie
qiao xiao
As you can see from the empty spaces in this table, the actual
qiu xiu
number of syllables in use is only about half of the number of
bian pian
tian
qian xian
possible combinations of initials and finals.
qian
yang
niang liang
jiang
xiang
g
Clicking on one of the syllables will display the most common
yin
bin
pin
min
nin
lin
jin qin xin characters matching that syllable in the YellowBridge Dictionary.
ying bing ping ming
ding ting ning
ling
jing qing xing
yu
n
l
ju qu xu
yue
ne
le
jue que xue
yuan The bottom and right axes show the corresponding zhuyin (Bopomofo) symbols for the pinyin initials and juan quan xuan
finals shown on the top and left axis, respectively. If you never had to learn the zhuyin system, just
yun
jun qun xun
ignore them.
yong
jiong qiong xiong
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