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Finals

The pronunciation of a Chinese character is a syllable. The following picture shows 7 characters and their corresponding syllables transcribed in Hanyu Pinyin.

Chinese Characters and Types of Syllables

In Hanyu Pinyin, an initial (blue color) combines with a final (peach color) to transcribe a syllable in Hanyu. There are 2 types of finals :

1. simple finals (1 page)
2. composite finals (1 page)

Click the above links to practice pronouncing finals.

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