Pinyin lessons :
 Introduction
Initials
Finals
Spelling rules Combination tables Tones
Change of tone |
Spelling rules
After you learn the Initials and Finals,
now you are going to learn Chinese pinyin spelling.
The seven groups of single syllables cover all spelling
in Chinese pinyin.
| Group 1 The final 'iou' changes into the form
'iu' when spelt with an initial. |
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| Group 2 The final 'uei' changes into the form
'ui' when spelt with an initial. |
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| Group 3 The final 'uen' changes into the form
'un' when spelt with an initial. |
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| Group 4 The finals in column 'ü' should
be spelt as 'u' when they are used with the initials
'j', 'q' and 'x', and also 'üen' changes
into 'un'. |
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| Group 5 'i' in the syllables 'zi', 'ci' and
'si' is not the common final 'i', but a blade-alveolar
vowel. The pronunciations of the syllables 'zi',
'ci' and 'si' are the same as those of the initials
'z', 'c' and 's'. |
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| Group 6 'i' in the syllables 'zhi', 'chi', 'shi'
and 'ri' is not the common final 'i', but a blade-palatal
vowel. The pronunciations of the syllables 'zhi'
, 'chi', 'shi' and 'ri' are the same as those
of the initials 'zh', 'ch', 'sh' and 'r'. |
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| Group 7 When finals in the columns 'i', 'u'
and 'ü' make syllables themselves without
preceding, they are written as follows: |
i = y
u = w
ü = yu
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