Mandarin Pinyin Syllables — Pronounce Every Sound

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Retroflex initials (zh, ch, sh, r)

cha差 chan搀 chao抄 chi吃 chong冲 chou筹 chuan穿 rang嚷 sha杀 shao捎 shen伸 sheng升 shi十 shu输 shuai摔 shui水 zha扎 zhai摘 zhan沾 zhang涨 zhao着 zhen真 zhi之 zhu猪 zhuang装

Palatal initials (j, q, x)

ji几 jia甲 jian浅 jiang僵 jiao交 jie接 jin筋 jing茎 jiu揪 qi七 qian千 qiang抢 qiao敲 qing轻 qu取 xi溪 xia瞎 xian先 xiang香 xiao消 xie些 xin新 xing腥 xue雪

Dental sibilants (z, c, s)

cai猜 ci刺 cong葱 cuo搓 san三 si撕 zai栽 zi兹 zou走 zui嘴