Table of Chinese characters
This is a table of the pronunciations of various characters found in Standard Chinese.
Single characters
IPA | Character | Standard Chinese pronunciation | Definition(s) |
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/kɪŋ/ | 京 | Ging | Capital city |
/t͡sou̯/ | 州 | Zow | Prefecture, division, canton |
/ɕi/ | 市 | Śi | City, town, to do business |
/peɪ̯/ | 北 | Bei | North, northern, to be defeated |
/naːm/ | 南 | Nam | South, southern |
/tʊŋ/ | 東 | Dong | East, eastern, owner |
/si/ | 西 | Si | West, western |
/san/ | 山 | San | Mountain, hill, tomb |
/t͡sʊng/ | 中 | Zung | Middle, center, medium, intermediary, heart |
/kwɔ/ | 國 | Gwo | Country, nation, state, kingdom |
Double characters
IPA | Characters | Standard Chinese pronunciation | Definition(s) |
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/hwa sja/ | 華夏 | Hwasia | China |
/han kwɔ/ | 韓國 | Hangwo | Corea |