(Compound) Triplet: ia, iao, ian, iang, iong, ua, uai, uan, uang, uo, üan Flashcards
This group of syllables is not included in the official final table because they are composed of two finals. For the final parts, there are two finals, one is the mediator, and there are 3 simple finals that could be mediators: i, u, and ü, and can be put in front of vowel a or o. The second final could be any one of the following: simple final, compound final or nasal final.
ia
like “ya” in “yard”
If there is no initial consonant before i, i is written as a semi-vowel, y. Thus ia, ie, iao, iu, ian, iang become ya, ye, yao, you (note that the o cannot be omitted here: iu = iou), yan, yang,. Before in and ing, add y, e.g., yin and ying.
jiā 家 n. home
iao
like “i” in “in” plus “ow” in “cow”
If there is no initial consonant before i, i is written as a semi-vowel, y. Thus ia, ie, iao, iu, ian, iang become ya, ye, yao, you (note that the o cannot be omitted here: iu = iou), yan, yang,. Before in and ing, add y, e.g., yin and ying.
piào 票 n. ticket
ian
like “i” in “in” plus “an” in “land”
If there is no initial consonant before i, i is written as a semi-vowel, y. Thus ia, ie, iao, iu, ian, iang become ya, ye, yao, you (note that the o cannot be omitted here: iu = iou), yan, yang,. Before in and ing, add y, e.g., yin and ying.
tiān 天 n. sky, day
iang
like “i” in “in” plus “ang” in “angry” (or “ung” in “lung”)
If there is no initial consonant before i, i is written as a semi-vowel, y. Thus ia, ie, iao, iu, ian, iang become ya, ye, yao, you (note that the o cannot be omitted here: iu = iou), yan, yang,. Before in and ing, add y, e.g., yin and ying.
xiǎnɡ 想 v. (1) think (2) would like, want
iong
like “i” in “in” plus “or” in “worn” plus “ng” in “long”
If there is no initial consonant before i, i is written as a semi-vowel, y. Thus ia, ie, iao, iu, ian, iang become ya, ye, yao, you (note that the o cannot be omitted here: iu = iou), yan, yang,. Before in and ing, add y, e.g., yin and ying.
xióng 熊 n. bear
ua
like “wa” in “waft”
u becomes w if not preceded by an initial.
wa, wai, wan, wang, wei, wen, weng, wo.
huā 花 n. flower
uai
like “why”
u becomes w if not preceded by an initial.
wa, wai, wan, wang, wei, wen, weng, wo.
kuài 快 adj. fast
uan
like “wan” in “swan”
u becomes w if not preceded by an initial.
wa, wai, wan, wang, wei, wen, weng, wo.
ɡuān 关 v. close
uang
like “u” in “blue” plus “ang” in “angry” ( or “ung” in “lung”)
u becomes w if not preceded by an initial.
wa, wai, wan, wang, wei, wen, weng, wo.
huánɡ 黄 n &adj. yellow
uo
like “wa” in “walk”
u becomes w if not preceded by an initial.
wa, wai, wan, wang, wei, wen, weng, wo.
guó 国 n. nation
üan
English. like “u” in “lune”, plus “an” in “land”
If there is no initial consonant before ü, add y and drop the umlaut: yu, yuan, yue, yun.
yuǎn 远 adj. far
