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This is a table of the pronunciations of various characters found in [[Standard Chinese]].
This is a table of the pronunciations of various characters found in [[Standard Chinese]].


== <small>Single characters</small> ==
== Single characters ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!IPA
!IPA
!Character
!Character
!SC
!Standard Chinese pronunciation
!Literary reading
!Definition(s)
!Definition(s)
|-
|-
|/kɪŋ/
|/kɪŋ˥/
!京
!京
|''gīng''
| colspan="2" |ging
|Capital city
|Capital city
|-
|-
|/t͡sou̯/
|/t͡sou̯˥/
!州
!州
|''zōw''
|zou
|
|Prefecture, division, canton
|Prefecture, division, canton
|-
|-
|/ʃi/
|/ɕi˧˩/
!市
!市
|''śì''
|xi
|
|City, town, to do business
|City, town, to do business
|-
|-
|/peɪ̯ʔ/
|/peɪ̯/, /pɛ/
!北
!北
|''bėi''
|bei, be
|
|North, northern, to be defeated
|North, northern, to be defeated
|-
|-
|/naːm/
|/naːm˩˧/
!南
!南
|''nám''
|nam
|
|South, southern
|South, southern
|-
|-
|/tʊŋ/
|/tʊŋ˥/
!東
!東
|''dōng''
|dong
|
|East, eastern, owner
|East, eastern, owner
|-
|-
|/ʃi/
|/si˥/
!西
!西
|''sī''
|xi
|
|West, western
|West, western
|}

== <small>Double characters</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
!IPA
!Characters
!Standard Chinese pronunciation
!Literary reading
!Definition(s)
|-
|-
|/hua sja/
|/san˥/
!山
!華夏
|''sān''
|Huasia
|Mountain, hill, tomb
|
|-
|[[China]]
|/t͡sʊng˥/
!中
|''zūng''
|Middle, center, medium, intermediary, heart
|-
|/kwɔ˩˧/
!國
|''gwó''
|Country, nation, state, kingdom
|}
|}

== Double characters ==

== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 11 January 2023

This is a table of the pronunciations of various characters found in Standard Chinese.

Single characters

IPA Character SC Definition(s)
/kɪŋ˥/ gīng Capital city
/t͡sou̯˥/ zōw Prefecture, division, canton
/ɕi˧˩/ śì City, town, to do business
/peɪ̯ʔ/ bėi North, northern, to be defeated
/naːm˩˧/ nám South, southern
/tʊŋ˥/ dōng East, eastern, owner
/si˥/ 西 West, western
/san˥/ sān Mountain, hill, tomb
/t͡sʊng˥/ zūng Middle, center, medium, intermediary, heart
/kwɔ˩˧/ gwó Country, nation, state, kingdom

Double characters

See also