Suzhou dialect
The Hangzhou tonal system is similar to that of the Suzhou dialect, in that some words with "shàng" tone in Middle Chinese have merged with the "yīn qù" tone. Since the tone split dating from Middle Chinese still depends on the voicing of the initial consonant, these constitute just three phonemic tones: "pin, shang," and "qu." "(Ru" syllables are phonemically toneless.)