Pinyin - Consonants

Consonant Table:

b	p	m	f
d	t	n	l
g	k	h
j	q	x
z	c	s	r
zh	ch	sh
y	w

For consonants, we also  put all these into English words with the same sound for you to learn and remember in an easier way.

*Note: We pronounce these consonants followed by some vowels that can help deliver the sound more clearly.  Letters in the following explanation in "..." are pronounced as in English, and those in '... ' are pronounced in Pinyin.

b - as the "b" in "book"

p - as the "p" in "pool"

m - as the "m" in "moon"

 f - as the "f" in "food"

d - as the "d" in "door"

 t - as the "t" in "tom"

n - as the "n" in "no"

l - as the "l" in "love"

g - as the "g" in good"

k - as the "k" in "kill"

h- as the "h" in "high"

j- as the "j" in "jeep"

q- as the "ch" in "cheese"

x- as the "sh" in "sharp"

z- as the "z" in "zero"

c- as the "ts" in "tsunami"

s- as the "s" in "sun"

r- as the "r" in "red"

zh- start with 'j' in "jeep", but then end smoothly with "r" sound.  The first 2 sounds in the sample voice show such move.

ch- start with 'q' in "cheese", but then end smoothly with "r" sound.   The first 2 sounds in the sample voice show such move.

sh - start with 'x' in "sharp", but then end smoothly with "r" sound.   The first 2 sounds in the sample voice show such move.

( 'zh, ch, sh' are similar to, but strictly different from 'j, q, x' respectively.  However, mixing them is not a too big problem for you to be understood in China.)

y- as the "y" in "yes"

w- as the "w" in "wood"

Source: www.zapchinese.com

Editor: Carrot Chen