Chinese Phonemes
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8/28/2008
The following tables define the Chinese language phoneme set:
PhoneID 1-100
Symbol | PhoneID | Example |
---|---|---|
- |
1 |
Syllable boundary (hyphen) |
! |
2 |
Sentence terminator (exclamation mark) |
& |
3 |
word boundary |
, |
4 |
Sentence terminator (comma) |
. |
5 |
Sentence terminator (period) |
? |
6 |
Sentence terminator (question mark) |
_ |
7 |
Silence (underscore) |
+ |
8 |
primary stress |
* |
9 |
secondary stress |
1 |
10 |
Tone 1 |
2 |
11 |
Tone 2 |
3 |
12 |
Tone 3 |
4 |
13 |
Tone 4 |
5 |
14 |
Tone 5 |
a |
15 |
a 1 fei 1 (rogue) |
ai |
16 |
ai 4 ren 2 (lover) |
an |
17 |
an 1 quan 2 (safe) |
ang |
18 |
ang 1 zang 1 (dirty) |
ao |
19 |
jiao 1 ao 4 (proud) |
ba |
20 |
ba 4 ba 5 (dad) |
bai |
21 |
bai 2 se 4 (white) |
ban |
22 |
mu 4 ban 3 (board) |
bang |
23 |
bang 3 jia 4 (kidnap) |
bao |
24 |
yong 1 bao 4 (embrace) |
bei |
25 |
bei 3 fang 1 (north) |
ben |
26 |
ben 4 dan 4 (fool) |
beng |
27 |
beng 4 tiao 4 (jump) |
bi |
28 |
bi 2 zi 5 (nose) |
bian |
29 |
bian 4 hua 5 (change) |
biao |
30 |
biao 3 ge 2 (table) |
bie |
31 |
li 2 bie 2 (part with) |
bin |
32 |
bin 1 ke 4 (guest) |
bing |
33 |
shi 4 bing 1 (soldier) |
bo |
34 |
bo 2 dou 4 (wrestle) |
bu |
35 |
bu 4 xing 2 (walk) |
ca |
36 |
ca 1 gan 1 (wipe) |
cai |
37 |
cai 1 ce 4 (guess) |
can |
38 |
can 1 jia 1 (join) |
cang |
39 |
cang 1 ying 5 (fly) |
cao |
40 |
cao 1 chang 3 (playground) |
ce |
41 |
ce 4 liang 2 (measure) |
cen |
42 |
cen 1 ci 1 (uneven) |
ceng |
43 |
ceng 2 jing 1 (once) |
cha |
44 |
jian 3 cha 2 (check) |
chai |
45 |
chai 1 hui 3 (demolish) |
chan |
46 |
chan 3 ye 4 (industry) |
chang |
47 |
jing 1 chang 2 (often) |
chao |
48 |
chao 1 yue 4 (exceed) |
che |
49 |
qi 4 che 1 (automobile) |
chen |
50 |
chen 2 jiu 4 (old) |
cheng |
51 |
cheng 2 che 1 (ride) |
chi |
52 |
chi 2 dao 4 (late for) |
chong |
53 |
chong 1 man 3 (full of) |
chou |
54 |
chou 2 hen 4 (hatred) |
chu |
55 |
chu 2 fa 3 (division) |
chuai |
56 |
chuai 3 ce 4 (guess) |
chuan |
57 |
lun 2 chuan 2 (ship) |
chuang |
58 |
chuang 4 ye 4 (carve out) |
chui |
59 |
tie 3 chui 2 (hammer) |
chun |
60 |
chun 1 tian 1 (spring) |
chuo |
61 |
wo 4 chuo 4 (dirty) |
ci |
62 |
ci 2 qi 4 (porcelain) |
cong |
63 |
cong 2 lin 2 (thicket) |
cou |
64 |
jin 3 cou 4 (compact) |
cu |
65 |
cu 4 xiao 1 (sales promotion) |
cuan |
66 |
tao 2 cuan 4 (run away) |
cui |
67 |
cui 1 cu 4 (press) |
cun |
68 |
xiang 1 cun 1 (country/region) |
cuo |
69 |
cuo 4 wu 4 (error) |
da |
70 |
da 4 (big) |
dai |
71 |
dai 4 biao 3 (delegate) |
dan |
72 |
dan 4 shi 4 (but) |
dang |
73 |
dang 1 ran 2 (sure) |
dao |
74 |
dao 1 (knife) |
de |
75 |
de 5 (function word) |
dei |
76 |
dei 3 (must) |
den |
77 |
den 4 (yank) |
deng |
78 |
ban 3 deng 4 (wooden stool) |
di |
79 |
di 2 que 4 (certainly) |
dia |
80 |
dia 3 (coquetry voice) |
dian |
81 |
dian 3 (dot) |
diao |
82 |
diao 4 (hang) |
die |
83 |
die 1 dao 3 (tumble) |
ding |
84 |
jue 2 ding 4 (decide) |
diu |
85 |
diu 1 qi 4 (discard) |
dong |
86 |
dong 1 fang 1 (east) |
dou |
87 |
zhan 4 dou 4 (struggle) |
du |
88 |
du 4 jue 2 (stop) |
duan |
89 |
duan 3 (short) |
dui |
90 |
dui 4 (right) |
dun |
91 |
ting 2 dun 4 (halt) |
duo |
92 |
duo 1 yu 2 (unnecessary) |
e |
93 |
e 4 (hungry) |
ei |
94 |
ei 4 (yes) |
en |
95 |
en 1 hui 4 (favor) |
er |
96 |
er 3 (ear) |
fa |
97 |
fa 1 zhan 3 (development) |
fan |
98 |
fan 4 (rice) |
fang |
99 |
fang 2 jian 1 (room) |
fei |
100 |
fei 1 (fly) |
PhoneID 101-200
Symbol | PhoneID | Example |
---|---|---|
fen |
101 |
fen 1 bie 2 (separate) |
feng |
102 |
feng 1 (wind) |
fo |
103 |
fo 2 (buddha) |
fou |
104 |
fou 3 ding 4 (denial) |
fu |
105 |
fu 4 qin 1 (father) |
ga |
106 |
gan 1 ga 4 (awkward) |
gai |
107 |
ying 1 gai 1 (should) |
gan |
108 |
gan 1 jing 4 (neatness) |
gang |
109 |
gang 1 cai 2 (just) |
gao |
110 |
gao 1 (tall) |
ge |
111 |
pin 3 ge 2 (character) |
gei |
112 |
gei 3 yu 3 (give) |
gen |
113 |
gen 1 (root) |
geng |
114 |
geng 4 jia 1 (much more) |
gong |
115 |
gong 1 ren 2 (worker) |
gou |
116 |
zu 2 gou 4 (enough) |
gu |
117 |
gu 4 xiang 1 (hometown) |
gua |
118 |
xi 1 gua 1 (watermelon) |
guai |
119 |
qi 2 guai 4 (oddness) |
guan |
120 |
guan 1 bi 4 (close) |
guang |
121 |
guang 1 (light) |
gui |
122 |
gui 3 (ghost) |
gun |
123 |
gun 4 (stick) |
guo |
124 |
guo 4 qu 4 (past) |
ha |
125 |
ha 1 (sound of laugh) |
hai |
126 |
hai 2 zi 5 (child) |
han |
127 |
chu 1 han 4 (sweat) |
hang |
128 |
hang 2 xing 2 (sail) |
hao |
129 |
hao 3 (good) |
he |
130 |
he 2 (river) |
hei |
131 |
hei 1 (black) |
hen |
132 |
hen 3 (very) |
heng |
133 |
heng 2 xiang 4 (landscape orientation) |
hong |
134 |
hong 2 (red) |
hou |
135 |
hou 2 zi 5 (monkey) |
hu |
136 |
hu 2 xu 1 (beard) |
hua |
137 |
hua 4 (picture) |
huai |
138 |
huai 4 (bad) |
huan |
139 |
huan 2 jing 4 (environment) |
huang |
140 |
huang 2 se 4 (yellow) |
hui |
141 |
hui 1 huang 2 (refulgence) |
hun |
142 |
hun 2 zhuo 2 (muddy) |
huo |
143 |
huo 3 (fire) |
ji |
144 |
ji 2 shi 2 (in time) |
jia |
145 |
jia 4 qi 1 (holiday) |
jian |
146 |
jian 3 dan 1 (simple) |
jiang |
147 |
jiang 1 (river) |
jiao |
148 |
jiao 1 tong 1 (traffic) |
jie |
149 |
jie 2 ri 4 (feast) |
jin |
150 |
jin 3 zhang 1 (strain) |
jing |
151 |
gan 1 jing 4 (neatness) |
jiong |
152 |
jiong 3 po 4 (embarrassed) |
jiu |
153 |
jiu 3 (nine) |
ju |
154 |
ju 4 zi 5 (sentence) |
juan |
155 |
juan 3 qu 1 (curl) |
jue |
156 |
jue 2 ding 4 (decide) |
jun |
157 |
jun 1 dui 4 (army) |
ka |
158 |
ka 3 che 1 (truck) |
kai |
159 |
kai 3 xuan 2 (triumph) |
kan |
160 |
kan 4 (see) |
kang |
161 |
di 3 kang 4 (resist) |
kao |
162 |
kao 3 shi 4 (test) |
ke |
163 |
ke 3 (thirsty) |
kei |
164 |
kei 1 (scold) |
ken |
165 |
ken 3 ding 4 (affirm) |
keng |
166 |
keng 1 hai 4 (entrap) |
kong |
167 |
kong 1 qi 4 (air) |
kou |
168 |
kou 3 (mouth) |
ku |
169 |
jian 1 ku 3 (trial) |
kua |
170 |
kua 1 jiang 3 (praise) |
kuai |
171 |
kuai 4 (fast) |
kuan |
172 |
kuan 1 kuo 4 (openness) |
kuang |
173 |
kong 1 kuang 4 (void) |
kui |
174 |
kui 1 qian 4 (owe) |
kun |
175 |
kun 4 nan 2 (hard) |
kuo |
176 |
kuo 4 da 4 (enlarge) |
la |
177 |
la 4 jiao 1 (hot pepper) |
lai |
178 |
lai 2 (come) |
lan |
179 |
lan 2 se 4 (blue) |
lang |
180 |
lang 2 (wolf) |
lao |
181 |
lao 3 (old) |
le |
182 |
kuai 4 le 4 (happy) |
lei |
183 |
lei 2 (thunder) |
leng |
184 |
leng 3 ku 4 (steeliness) |
li |
185 |
li 2 (pear) |
lia |
186 |
lia 2 (two) |
lian |
187 |
lian 3 (face) |
liang |
188 |
li 4 liang 4 (power) |
liao |
189 |
zuo 2 liao 4 (seasoning) |
lie |
190 |
lin 3 lie 4 (severe) |
lin |
191 |
lin 3 lie 4 (severe) |
ling |
192 |
ling 2 mu 4 (mausoleum) |
liu |
193 |
liu 2 dong 4 (flow) |
lo |
194 |
lo 5 (function word) |
long |
195 |
long 2 (dragon) |
lou |
196 |
lou 4 (leak) |
lu |
197 |
lu 4 di 4 (land) |
luan |
198 |
hun 4 luan 4 (chaos) |
lue |
199 |
ce 4 lue 4 (tactic) |
lun |
200 |
yi 4 lun 4 (discuss) |
PhoneID 201-300
Symbol | PhoneID | Example |
---|---|---|
luo |
201 |
xia 4 luo 4 (whereabouts) |
lv |
202 |
lv 4 se 4 (green) |
ma |
203 |
ma 3 (horse) |
mai |
204 |
mai 2 zang 4 (bury) |
man |
205 |
man 3 zu 2 (satisfy) |
mang |
206 |
cong 1 mang 2 (hurry) |
mao |
207 |
mao 1 (cat) |
me |
208 |
shen 2 me 5 (what) |
mei |
209 |
mei 2 you 3 (no) |
men |
210 |
wo 3 men 2 (we) |
meng |
211 |
meng 4 (dream) |
mi |
212 |
hun 1 mi 2 (coma) |
mian |
213 |
mian 4 ji 5 (area) |
miao |
214 |
miao 4 (temple) |
mie |
215 |
mie 4 jue 2 (annihilation) |
min |
216 |
ren 2 min 2 (people) |
ming |
217 |
ming 2 bai 2 (clearness) |
miu |
218 |
huang 1 miu 4 (absurd) |
mo |
219 |
mo 4 shui 3 (ink) |
mou |
220 |
mou 2 lue 4 (trick) |
mu |
221 |
mu 4 biao 1 (target) |
na |
222 |
na 4 li 3 (there) |
nai |
223 |
nai 3 nai 5 (grandmother) |
nan |
224 |
nan 2 fang 1 (south) |
nang |
225 |
nang 2 kuo 4 (include) |
nao |
226 |
re 4 nao 4 (liveliness) |
ne |
227 |
mu 4 ne 4 (numb) |
nei |
228 |
nei 4 bu 4 (inside) |
nen |
229 |
nen 4 lv 4 (light green) |
neng |
230 |
neng 2 gou 4 (be capable of) |
ni |
231 |
ni 3 (you) |
nian |
232 |
nian 2 (year) |
niang |
233 |
gu 1 niang 5 (girl) |
niao |
234 |
niao 3 (bird) |
nie |
235 |
nie 4 (bite) |
nin |
236 |
nin 2 (you) |
ning |
237 |
an 1 ning 2 (peace) |
niu |
238 |
niu 2 (bull) |
nong |
239 |
nong 2 min 2 (farmer) |
nou |
240 |
nou 4 (weeding) |
nu |
241 |
nu 3 li 4 (try hard) |
nuan |
242 |
wen 1 nuan 3 (warm) |
nue |
243 |
nue 4 dai 4 (abuse) |
nuo |
244 |
nuo 4 yan 2 (promise) |
nv |
245 |
nv 3 zi 3 (woman) |
o |
246 |
o 5 (function word) |
ou |
247 |
ou 1 yang 2 (Chinese first name) |
pa |
248 |
hai 4 pa 4 (scare) |
pai |
249 |
pai 4 qian 3 (send) |
pan |
250 |
pan 4 tu 2 (betrayer) |
pang |
251 |
pang 2 da 4 (huge) |
pao |
252 |
pao 3 (run) |
pei |
253 |
pei 2 ban 4 (accompany) |
pen |
254 |
pen 2 di 4 (pan) |
peng |
255 |
peng 2 pai 4 (surge) |
pi |
256 |
pi 2 fu 1 (skin) |
pian |
257 |
qi 1 pian 4 (cheat) |
piao |
258 |
piao 4 liang 4 (pretty) |
pie |
259 |
pie 1 kai 1 (put aside) |
pin |
260 |
pin 2 fan 2 (frequency) |
ping |
261 |
ping 2 zi 5 (bottle) |
po |
262 |
po 4 huai 4 (damage) |
pou |
263 |
pou 2 (hold someting with cupped hand) |
pu |
264 |
pu 2 tao 5 (grape) |
qi |
265 |
qi 3 qiu 2 (beg) |
qia |
266 |
qia 4 dang 4 (proper) |
qian |
267 |
qian 1 xu 1 (humility) |
qiang |
268 |
qiang 2 da 4 (powerful) |
qiao |
269 |
qiao 3 miao 4 (artifice) |
qie |
270 |
xiu 1 qie 4 (shyness) |
qin |
271 |
qin 1 zi 4 (oneself) |
qing |
272 |
qing 1 song 1 (easy) |
qiong |
273 |
qiong 2 (poverty) |
qiu |
274 |
qiu 2 fan 4 (prisoner) |
qu |
275 |
qu 1 dong 4 (drive) |
quan |
276 |
quan 2 bu 4 (all) |
que |
277 |
que 4 ding 4 (ensure) |
qun |
278 |
qun 2 zhong 4 (crowd) |
ran |
279 |
ran 2 hou 4 (then) |
rang |
280 |
tu 3 rang 3 (soil) |
rao |
281 |
wei 2 rao 4 (surround) |
re |
282 |
re 4 (hot) |
ren |
283 |
ren 2 lei 4 (human being) |
reng |
284 |
reng 2 ran 2 (all the same) |
ri |
285 |
ri 4 chu 1 (sunrise) |
rong |
286 |
rong 2 yao 4 (glory) |
rou |
287 |
niu 2 rou 4 (beef) |
ru |
288 |
ru 2 guo 3 (if) |
ruan |
289 |
rou 2 ruan 3 (soft) |
rui |
290 |
rui 4 zhi 4 (smart) |
run |
291 |
shi 1 run 4 (wetness) |
ruo |
292 |
ruo 4 xiao 3 (puniness) |
sa |
293 |
sa 1 (three) |
sai |
294 |
bi 3 sai 4 (compete) |
san |
295 |
fen 1 san 4 (disperse) |
sang |
296 |
sang 4 (die) |
sao |
297 |
da 3 sao 3 (sweep) |
se |
298 |
yan 2 se 4 (color) |
sen |
299 |
sen 1 lin 2 (forest) |
seng |
300 |
seng 1 lv 3 (monk) |
PhoneID 301-400
Symbol | PhoneID | Example |
---|---|---|
sha |
301 |
sha 1 chang 3 (battlefield) |
shai |
302 |
ri 4 shai 4 (be exposed to the sun) |
shan |
303 |
shan 4 liang 2 (goodness) |
shang |
304 |
shang 4 mian 4 (top) |
shao |
305 |
shao 4 nian 2 (youth) |
she |
306 |
she 2 (snake) |
shei |
307 |
shei 2 (who) |
shen |
308 |
shen 2 me 5 (what) |
sheng |
309 |
sheng 1 yin 1 (voice) |
shi |
310 |
shi 4 fei 1 (dispute) |
shou |
311 |
shou 3 (hand) |
shu |
312 |
shu 4 mu 4 (tree) |
shua |
313 |
shua 1 zi 5 (brush) |
shuai |
314 |
shuai 1 da 3 (beat) |
shuan |
315 |
men 2 shuan 1 (latch) |
shuang |
316 |
shuang 1 (pair) |
shui |
317 |
shui 3 (water) |
shun |
318 |
shun 4 li 4 (all right) |
shuo |
319 |
shuo 1 (say) |
si |
320 |
si 4 (four) |
song |
321 |
song 4 bie 2 (send-off) |
sou |
322 |
sou 1 cha 2 (search) |
su |
323 |
su 4 du 4 (speed) |
suan |
324 |
suan 4 fa 3 (arithmetic) |
sui |
325 |
sui 1 ran 2 (though) |
sun |
326 |
sun 3 shi 1 (loss) |
suo |
327 |
suo 3 yi 3 (so) |
ta |
328 |
ta 1 men 2 (they) |
tai |
329 |
tai 4 (too) |
tan |
330 |
tan 2 hua 4 (talk) |
tang |
331 |
tang 2 (sugar) |
tao |
332 |
tao 2 pao 3 (flee) |
te |
333 |
te 4 bie 2 (special) |
tei |
334 |
tei 1 (very) |
teng |
335 |
ben 1 teng 2 (riot) |
ti |
336 |
ti 1 zi 5 (ladder) |
tian |
337 |
tian 1 (sky) |
tiao |
338 |
tiao 4 yue 4 (jump) |
tie |
339 |
tie 3 (iron) |
ting |
340 |
ting 1 (listen) |
tong |
341 |
tong 3 yi 1 (unify) |
tou |
342 |
tou 2 (head) |
tu |
343 |
tu 3 di 4 (earth) |
tuan |
344 |
tuan 2 jie 2 (solidify) |
tui |
345 |
tui 1 dong 4 (push) |
tun |
346 |
tun 2 ji 1 (store up) |
tuo |
347 |
tuo 1 yi 1 (undress) |
wa |
348 |
qing 1 wa 1 (frog) |
wai |
349 |
wai 4 mian 4 (outside) |
wan |
350 |
wan 4 (ten thousands) |
wang |
351 |
si 3 wang 2 (death) |
wei |
352 |
wei 3 da 4 (great) |
wen |
353 |
wen 2 hua 4 (culture) |
weng |
354 |
lao 3 weng 1 (oldman) |
wo |
355 |
wo 3 (I) |
wu |
356 |
wu 2 lun 4 (no matter what) |
xi |
357 |
xi 1 fang 1 (west) |
xia |
358 |
xia 4 mian 4 (bottom) |
xian |
359 |
xian 4 zai 4 (now) |
xiang |
360 |
xiang 4 (like) |
xiao |
361 |
xiao 3 (small) |
xie |
362 |
xie 3 (write) |
xin |
363 |
xin 1 (new) |
364 |
xing 2 dong 4 (act) |
|
xiong |
365 |
xiong 2 (bear) |
xiu |
366 |
xiu 1 xi 5 (break) |
xu |
367 |
xu 1 yao 4 (need) |
xuan |
368 |
xuan 1 bu 4 (declare) |
xue |
369 |
xue 3 (snow) |
xun |
370 |
xun 2 wen 4 (ask for) |
ya |
371 |
ya 4 zhou 1 (Asia) |
yan |
372 |
yan 4 zi 5 (swallow) |
yang |
373 |
tai 4 yang 2 (sun) |
yao |
374 |
yao 1 qiu 2 (require) |
ye |
375 |
ye 2 ye 5 (grandfather) |
yi |
376 |
yi 1 (one) |
yin |
377 |
yin 1 yue 4 (music) |
ying |
378 |
ying 1 gai 1 (should) |
yo |
379 |
yo 5 (function word) |
yong |
380 |
yong 3 yuan 3 (forever) |
you |
381 |
you 2 yu 2 (due to) |
yu |
382 |
yu 2 (fish) |
yuan |
383 |
yuan 2 lai 2 (formerly) |
yue |
384 |
yue 4 (month) |
yun |
385 |
yun 2 (cloud) |
za |
386 |
za 2 luan 4 (disorder) |
zai |
387 |
zai 4 jian 4 (farewell) |
zan |
388 |
zan 2 men 5 (our) |
zang |
389 |
ang 1 zang 1 (dirty) |
zao |
390 |
zao 3 chen 2 (morning) |
ze |
391 |
ze 2 ren 4 (response) |
zei |
392 |
zei 2 (thief) |
zen |
393 |
zan 4 yang 2 (praise) |
zeng |
394 |
zeng 1 jia 1 (add) |
zha |
395 |
zha 4 dan 4 (bomb) |
zhai |
396 |
qian 4 zhai 4 (owe) |
zhan |
397 |
zhan 4 li 4 (stand) |
zhang |
398 |
zhang 1 kai 1 (open) |
zhao |
399 |
zhao 1 huan 4 (summon) |
zhe |
400 |
zhe 4 li 3 (here) |
PhoneID 401-422
Symbol | PhoneID | Example |
---|---|---|
zhei |
401 |
zhei 5 (this) |
zhen |
402 |
zhen 1 zheng 4 (real) |
zheng |
403 |
zheng 4 yi 4 (justice) |
zhi |
404 |
yi 4 zhi 4 (restrain) |
zhong |
405 |
zhong 1 guo 2 (China) |
zhou |
406 |
si 4 zhou 1 (around) |
zhu |
407 |
zhu 1 (pig) |
zhua |
408 |
zhua 1 (grab) |
zhuai |
409 |
zhuai 4 (pull) |
zhuan |
410 |
zhuan 1 (brick) |
zhuang |
411 |
zhuang 1 (pretend) |
zhui |
412 |
zhui 1 (chase) |
zhun |
413 |
zhun 3 (precise) |
zhuo |
414 |
zhuo 1 (table) |
zi |
415 |
zi 4 (character) |
zong |
416 |
zong 3 (total) |
zou |
417 |
zou 3 (walk) |
zu |
418 |
zu 1 (rent) |
zuan |
419 |
zuan 4 (diamond) |
zui |
420 |
zui 4 (most) |
zun |
421 |
zun 1 (respect) |
zuo |
422 |
zuo 4 (sit) |