Initials in Pinyin
d, t, n and l
Initials in Pinyin, d, t, n, l
Pronouncing the initials can be easy as it is similar to English alphabets. There are a total of 23 initials in the Pinyin syllabus. A word is a form with an initial and final.
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Initials |
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d |
t |
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n |
l |
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Here are some guides with English pronunciation on how to pronounce the initials.
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Initial |
Pronunciation as in English |
Character |
Meaning |
Pinyin |
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d |
Dose |
多 |
many |
duō |
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t |
Tend |
铁 |
iron |
tiě |
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n |
Nun |
南 |
south |
nán |
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l |
Lace |
雷 |
mine |
léi |
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Tone Drills of the initials, d, t, n, l
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Initials |
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d |
dē dé dě dè |
t |
tē té tě tè |
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n |
nē né ně nè |
l |
lē lé lě lè |
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Not all initials can be combined with any finals. Take a look at the table below. These are the only finals that can combine with d, t, n, and l.
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d |
t |
n |
l |
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a |
da |
ta |
na |
la |
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e |
de |
te |
ne |
le |
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ai |
dai |
tai |
nai |
lai |
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ei |
dei |
tei |
nei |
lei |
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ao |
dao |
tao |
nao |
lao |
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ou |
dou |
tou |
nou |
lou |
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an |
dan |
tan |
nan |
lan |
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en |
den |
- |
nen |
- |
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ang |
dang |
tang |
nang |
lang |
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eng |
deng |
teng |
neng |
leng |
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ong |
dong |
tong |
nong |
long |
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i |
di |
ti |
ni |
li |
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ia |
- |
- |
- |
lia |
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iao |
diao |
tiao |
niao |
liao |
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ie |
die |
tie |
nie |
lie |
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iu |
diu |
- |
niu |
liu |
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ian |
dian |
tian |
nian |
lian |
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in |
- |
- |
nin |
lin |
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iang |
- |
- |
niang |
liang |
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ing |
ding |
ting |
ning |
ling |
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u |
du |
tu |
nu |
lu |
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uo |
duo |
tuo |
nuo |
luo |
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ui |
dui |
tui |
- |
- |
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uan |
duan |
tuan |
nuan |
luan |
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un |
dun |
tun |
- |
lun |
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ü |
- |
- |
nü |
lü |
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üe |
- |
- |
nüe |
lüe |