Hanyu Pinyin Alphabet
Hanyu Pinyin (汉语拼音) (Hànyǔ Pīnyīn; English: Chinese Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, or Chinese Phonetic Alphabets), abbreviated as Pinyin, is a phonetic Latinization scheme for Chinese characters of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which was developed in 1955 It was developed by the Hanyu Pinyin Program Committee of the former China Text Reform Committee (now the State Language and Literature Working Committee) during the 1955-1957 text reform. The pinyin scheme is mainly used for the notation of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, as a kind of Mandarin phonetic symbol for Chinese characters.On October 1, 2012, the new Hanyu Pinyin orthography rules were officially implemented.
Hanyu Pinyin Alphabet (26)
There are 26 pinyin letters***. They are: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Aa (啊)
Bb (玻)
Cc (雌)
Dd (得)
Ee (鹅)
Ff (佛)
Gg (哥)
Hh (喝)
p>Tt (特)
Uu (乌)
Vv
Ww (巫)
Xx (希)
Yy (医)
Zz (资)
Hanyu Pinyin Alphabet_Vocalized Numerals
Vocalized numerals: 23. They are: b p m f d t n l g k h j q x zh ch sh r z c s y w .
b
p
m
f
d
t
n
l
g
k
h
j
q
x
zh
ch
sh
r
z
c
s
y
w
Hanyu Pinyin Alphabet_Rhyme List
Rhymes: 24.
Single Rhymes: a o e i u ü
Complex Rhymes: ai ei ui ao ou iu ie üe
Special Rhymes: er
Nasal Rhymes: an en in un ün ang eng ing ong
Single Rhymes: 6, Complex Rhymes: 8, Nasal Rhymes: 9, Special Rhymes: 1.
a
a
o
e
i
u
ü
ai
ei
ui
ao
ou
iu
ie
üe
er
an
en
in
un
ün
ang
eng
ing
ong
Hanyu Pinyin Alphabet_Wholesize Syllables
Wholesize Syllables: 16 syllables. The syllables are: zhi chi shi ri zi ci si yi wu yu ye yue yin yun yuan ying.
zhi
chi
shi
ri
zi
ci
si
yi
wu
yu
ye
yue
yin
yun
yuan
ying
Tone Symbols:
YinPing(ˉ)
YangPing (ˊ)
Uppercase(ˇ)
DePassive( ?)
Tone symbols are labeled on the main vowel of the syllable. Soft sounds are not labeled. For example:
Ma mā (yinping)
Ma má (yangping)
Ma mǎ (supravocalic)
Scold mà (deprecative)
Ma mɑ (soft)
Spacer symbols
Syllables beginning with ɑ, o, and e are joined with other syllables, and if the syllable boundaries are confused, the syllable is marked with a the diacritical mark ('), e.g. pi'ɑo (fur coat).