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Pinyin Initials

声母

About this concept

The 21 initial consonants in Mandarin pinyin romanization. Includes aspirated/unaspirated pairs (b/p, d/t, g/k) and retroflex sounds (zh, ch, sh, r).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level A1.

Examples

b p m f, d t n llabials and dentals
g k hvelars
j q xpalatals (before i, ü)
zh ch sh r, z c sretroflexes and sibilants

Concepts that build on this

Pinyin FinalsA1

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Pinyin Finals韵母The Four Tones四声Tone Sandhi变调Basic Character Structure汉字基础Common Radicals常用部首

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