# Chinese (Mandarin)/Table of Initial-Final Combinations

^ Chinese ^ | <<Pronunciation of Finals | Possible Initial-Final Combinations | Using Tones>>
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## Table of Possible Combinations of Chinese Initials and Finals

The table below shows all possible combinations of initials and finals in Pinyin (not including -r modified syllables). It also does not reflect the use of tones. Some combinations may only be valid with the use of one tone, while others may be valid with multiple tones.
| Pinyin table | Pinyin table | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Initials | Pinyin table | Pinyin table |
| Pinyin table | Pinyin table | (no initial) | b | p | m | f | d | t | n | l | g | k | h | j | q | x | zh | ch | sh | r | z | c | s | Pinyin table | Pinyin table |
| Group a Finals | (no final) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | zhi | chi | shi | ri | zi | ci | si | (no final) | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | a | a | ba | pa | ma | fa | da | ta | na | la | ga | ka | ha | | | | zha | cha | sha | | za | ca | sa | a | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | o | o | bo | po | mo | fo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | e | e | | | me | | de | te | ne | le | ge | ke | he | | | | zhe | che | she | re | ze | ce | se | e | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | ê | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ê | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | ai | ai | bai | pai | mai | | dai | tai | nai | lai | gai | kai | hai | | | | zhai | chai | shai | | zai | cai | sai | ai | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | ei | ei | bei | pei | mei | fei | dei | | nei | lei | gei | kei | hei | | | | zhei | | shei | | zei | | | ei | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | ao | ao | bao | pao | mao | | dao | tao | nao | lao | gao | kao | hao | | | | zhao | chao | shao | rao | zao | cao | sao | ao | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | ou | ou | | pou | mou | fou | dou | tou | nou | lou | gou | kou | hou | | | | zhou | chou | shou | rou | zou | cou | sou | ou | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | an | an | ban | pan | man | fan | dan | tan | nan | lan | gan | kan | han | | | | zhan | chan | shan | ran | zan | can | san | an | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | en | en | ben | pen | men | fen | den | | nen | | gen | ken | hen | | | | zhen | chen | shen | ren | zen | cen | sen | en | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | ang | ang | bang | pang | mang | fang | dang | tang | nang | lang | gang | kang | hang | | | | zhang | chang | shang | rang | zang | cang | sang | ang | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | eng | eng | beng | peng | meng | feng | deng | teng | neng | leng | geng | keng | heng | | | | zheng | cheng | sheng | reng | zeng | ceng | seng | eng | Group a Finals |
| Group a Finals | er | er | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | er | Group a Finals |
| Group i Finals | i | yi | bi | pi | mi | | di | ti | ni | li | | | | ji | qi | xi | | | | | | | | i | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | ia | ya | | | | | | | | lia | | | | jia | qia | xia | | | | | | | | ia | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | io | yo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | io | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | ie | ye | bie | pie | mie | | die | tie | nie | lie | | | | jie | qie | xie | | | | | | | | ie | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | iai | yai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | iai | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | iao | yao | biao | piao | miao | | diao | tiao | niao | liao | | | | jiao | qiao | xiao | | | | | | | | iao | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | iu | you | | | miu | | diu | | niu | liu | | | | jiu | qiu | xiu | | | | | | | | iu | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | ian | yan | bian | pian | mian | | dian | tian | nian | lian | | | | jian | qian | xian | | | | | | | | ian | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | in | yin | bin | pin | min | | | | nin | lin | | | | jin | qin | xin | | | | | | | | in | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | iang | yang | | | | | | | niang | liang | | | | jiang | qiang | xiang | | | | | | | | iang | Group i Finals |
| Group i Finals | ing | ying | bing | ping | ming | | ding | ting | ning | ling | | | | jing | qing | xing | | | | | | | | ing | Group i Finals |
| Group u Finals | u | wu | bu | pu | mu | fu | du | tu | nu | lu | gu | ku | hu | | | | zhu | chu | shu | ru | zu | cu | su | u | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | ua | wa | | | | | | | | | gua | kua | hua | | | | zhua | chua | shua | | | | | ua | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | uo | wo | | | | | duo | tuo | nuo | luo | guo | kuo | huo | | | | zhuo | chuo | shuo | ruo | zuo | cuo | suo | uo | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | uai | wai | | | | | | | | | guai | kuai | huai | | | | zhuai | chuai | shuai | | | | | uai | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | ui | wei | | | | | dui | tui | | | gui | kui | hui | | | | zhui | chui | shui | rui | zui | cui | sui | ui | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | uan | wan | | | | | duan | tuan | nuan | luan | guan | kuan | huan | | | | zhuan | chuan | shuan | ruan | zuan | cuan | suan | uan | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | un | wen | | | | | dun | tun | | lun | gun | kun | hun | | | | zhun | chun | shun | run | zun | cun | sun | un | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | uang | wang | | | | | | | | | guang | kuang | huang | | | | zhuang | chuang | shuang | | | | | uang | Group u Finals |
| Group u Finals | ong | weng | | | | | dong | tong | nong | long | gong | kong | hong | | | | zhong | chong | | rong | zong | cong | song | ong | Group u Finals |
| Group ü Finals | ü | yu | | | | | | | nü | lü | | | | ju | qu | xu | | | | | | | | ü | Group ü Finals |
| Group ü Finals | üe | yue | | | | | | | nüe | lüe | | | | jue | que | xue | | | | | | | | üe | Group ü Finals |
| Group ü Finals | üan | yuan | | | | | | | | lüan | | | | juan | quan | xuan | | | | | | | | üan | Group ü Finals |
| Group ü Finals | ün | yun | | | | | | | | lün | | | | jun | qun | xun | | | | | | | | ün | Group ü Finals |
| Group ü Finals | iong | yong | | | | | | | | | | | | jiong | qiong | xiong | | | | | | | | iong | Group ü Finals |
| Pinyin table | Pinyin table | (no initial) | b | p | m | f | d | t | n | l | g | k | h | j | q | x | zh | ch | sh | r | z | c | s | Pinyin table | Pinyin table |
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       Colour Legend:
       "regular" initial or final Final is in Group a or is a direct combination of: i+Group a final u+Group a final ü+Group a final Final of i, u, ü groups is a modified combination of: i+Group a final u+Group a final ü+Group a final syllable is direct combination of initial and final (or follows rules for standalone initials and finals, explained in pronunciation basics) syllable is modified combination of initial and final
       Modified i, u, and ü group finals:
       The following finals in the i, u, and ü groups are a modified combination of i, u or ü with a group a final:
         * ie=i+ê
         * iu=i+ou
         * in=i+en
         * ing=i+eng
         * ui=u+ei
         * un=u+en
         * ong=u+eng
         * üe=ü+ê
         * ün=ü+en
         * iong=i+u+eng
^ Chinese ^ | <<Pronunciation of Finals | Possible Initial-Final Combinations | Using Tones>>
| Lessons: | Pron. - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 | Search inside this book using Google |
| Subpages: | Examples - Exercises - Stroke Order | Search inside this book using Google |