The sounds in blue are found in Modern Standard Mandarin. When you click on a symbol, you will hear the sound pronounced in two environments: at the beginning of a syllable before a vowel (e.g. [pa]) and between two vowels (e.g. [apa]).

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Pinyin / IPA


Place
Manner
Bilabial Labio-
dental
Dental or
Alveolar
Retroflex Palato-
alveolar
Alveolo-
palatal
Velar    Glottal
Stop  pb p b  td t  d  ʈ ʈʰ  ɖ kg k g  ʔ
Nasal  mm  nn  ɳ  ŋng
Tap/Flap ɾ
Affricate  tsz  tsʰc dz  zh tʂʰch    tʃʰ     j  tɕʰq
Fricative  ff v  ss z  ʂsh ʐ  ʃ ʒ  ɕx ʑ  xh ɣ  h
Lateral
Fricative
 ɬ ɮ
Approximant w j w
Liquid  ll ɹr