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Pinyin Lesson 04
Spelling rules (2)
Spelling rules for compound vowels
?If ¡°¨¹e¡± and ¡°¨¹n¡± are used as an individual syllable,
the consonant ¡°y¡± is added in front of them, and the
two dots above ¡°¨¹¡± are omitted. For example:
yu¨¨ (=y¨¹¨¨) Ô moon
y¨²n (=y¨¶n) ÔÆ cloud
? When ¡°¨¹e¡± and ¡°¨¹n¡± are placed after the consonants j, q, and x, the
two dots above ¡°¨¹¡± are omitted and the ¨¹ appears as u. For example:
xu¨¦(=x¨¹e) ѧ learn, study
j¨±n(=j¨µn) ¾ü military
qu¨¥(=q¨¹¨¥) ȱ lack
Spelling rules for compound vowels
? If ¡°in¡± or ¡°ing¡± is used as an individual syllable, ¡°y¡± is
placed in front of it. For example:
y¨¬n (=¨¬n) Ó¡ seal
y¨«ng (=¨«ng) Ó° shadow
Spelling rules for compound vowels
Spelling rules for compound vowels
? There is only one retroflex final ¡°er¡± in Pinyin. When
pronouncing ¡°er¡±, first pronounce ¡°e ¡± (like ¡®ir¡¯ in
¡®dirty¡¯), then raise and retract the tongue backwards.
¨¨r ¶þ (two)
¨§r ¶ú (ear)
? Exercises
Exercise 1 Listen and circle the correct pinyin
¨¢ ¨¬
¨¨ ¨³ ¨´
¨© ¨« u¨¬
¨¯u u¨­ u¨°
Exercise 2 Listen and write down the vowels with tonal marks
j¨«
q¨´
j¨©
k¨¥
k¨³
j¨³
g¨´
x¨²
yu¨¨
Exercise 3 Listen and tick if true, cross if false
sh¨³j¨¬
l¨´
ch¨­u
l¨¶
x¨©
zhu¨¬
Exercise 4 Listen and tick if true, cross if false
Exercise 5 Write down the Pinyin you heard
1- 2- 3-
4- 5- 6-
7- 8- 9-
10- 11- 12-
ji¨¡ng l¨´n k¨¡i
g¨§i shu¨« ¨¥n
y¨©ng yu¨¨ w¨¢ng
¨§r s¨­ng l¨¹¨¨
Words for Kungfu-training
Extension
w¨³ sh¨´
Îä Êõ martial arts
g¨­ng fu
¹¦ ·ò Kungfu, Chinese martial arts
w¨³ sh¨´ l¨£o sh¨©
Îä Êõ ÀÏ Ê¦ martial arts teacher
sh¨© f¨´
ʦ ¸µ master
li¨¤n w¨³ sh¨´
Á· Îä Êõ to train martial arts
qu¨¢n sh¨´
È­ Êõ fisticuff
g¨´n sh¨´
¹÷ Êõ cudgel play
zh¨³n b¨¨i
×¼ ±¸ ready
k¨¡i sh¨«
¿ª ʼ start
h¨± q¨¬
ºô Æø breathe out
x¨© q¨¬
Îü Æø breathe in
j¨¬ x¨´
¼Ì Ðø continue
t¨ªng
Í£ stop
zhu¨£n sh¨¥n
ת Éí turn
xi¨± x¨©
ÐÝ Ï¢ take a break
xi¨¤ng sh¨¤ng
Ïò ÉÏ
xi¨¤ng zu¨¯
Ïò ×ó
xi¨¤ng y¨°u
Ïò ÓÒ
xi¨¤ng xi¨¤
Ïò ÏÂ
zh¨­ng ji¨¡n
ÖÐ ¼ä
xi¨¤ng qi¨¢n
Ïò Ç° forward
xi¨¤ng h¨°u
Ïò ºó backward
t¨®u
Í· (head)
li¨£n
Á³ (face)
b¨® zi
²±×Ó (neck)
m¨¦i m¨¢o
ü ë (eyebrow)
t¨®u f¨¤
Í· ·¢ (hair)
y¨£n j¨©ng
ÑÛ ¾¦ (eye)
b¨ª zi
±Ç×Ó (nose)
zu¨« b¨¡
×ì °Í (mouth)
¨§r duo
¶ú ¶ä (ear)
¼ç(ji¨¡n) shoulder
ÊÖ(sh¨¯u) hand
Öâ(zh¨¯u) elbow
±Û(b¨¬) arm
ÐØ(xi¨­ng) chest
¶Ç×Ó(d¨´ zi) belly
Ï¥¸Ç(x¨© g¨¤i) knee
´óÍÈ(d¨¤ tu¨«) thigh
СÍÈ (xi¨£o tu¨«) calf
ÍÈ(tu¨«) leg
½Åõ×(ji¨£o hu¨¢i) ankle
ºó±³ (h¨°u b¨¨i) back
Íβ¿ (t¨²n b¨´) buttock
ƨ¹É(p¨¬ gu) ass
½Å(ji¨£o) foot½ÅÖº(ji¨£o zh¨«) toe

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Pinyin Lesson 4 Spelling rules 2

  • 2. Spelling rules for compound vowels ?If ¡°¨¹e¡± and ¡°¨¹n¡± are used as an individual syllable, the consonant ¡°y¡± is added in front of them, and the two dots above ¡°¨¹¡± are omitted. For example: yu¨¨ (=y¨¹¨¨) Ô moon y¨²n (=y¨¶n) ÔÆ cloud
  • 3. ? When ¡°¨¹e¡± and ¡°¨¹n¡± are placed after the consonants j, q, and x, the two dots above ¡°¨¹¡± are omitted and the ¨¹ appears as u. For example: xu¨¦(=x¨¹e) ѧ learn, study j¨±n(=j¨µn) ¾ü military qu¨¥(=q¨¹¨¥) ȱ lack Spelling rules for compound vowels
  • 4. ? If ¡°in¡± or ¡°ing¡± is used as an individual syllable, ¡°y¡± is placed in front of it. For example: y¨¬n (=¨¬n) Ó¡ seal y¨«ng (=¨«ng) Ó° shadow Spelling rules for compound vowels
  • 5. Spelling rules for compound vowels ? There is only one retroflex final ¡°er¡± in Pinyin. When pronouncing ¡°er¡±, first pronounce ¡°e ¡± (like ¡®ir¡¯ in ¡®dirty¡¯), then raise and retract the tongue backwards. ¨¨r ¶þ (two) ¨§r ¶ú (ear)
  • 7. Exercise 1 Listen and circle the correct pinyin
  • 8. ¨¢ ¨¬ ¨¨ ¨³ ¨´ ¨© ¨« u¨¬ ¨¯u u¨­ u¨° Exercise 2 Listen and write down the vowels with tonal marks
  • 11. Exercise 5 Write down the Pinyin you heard 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- ji¨¡ng l¨´n k¨¡i g¨§i shu¨« ¨¥n y¨©ng yu¨¨ w¨¢ng ¨§r s¨­ng l¨¹¨¨
  • 13. w¨³ sh¨´ Îä Êõ martial arts g¨­ng fu ¹¦ ·ò Kungfu, Chinese martial arts
  • 14. w¨³ sh¨´ l¨£o sh¨© Îä Êõ ÀÏ Ê¦ martial arts teacher sh¨© f¨´ ʦ ¸µ master
  • 15. li¨¤n w¨³ sh¨´ Á· Îä Êõ to train martial arts qu¨¢n sh¨´ È­ Êõ fisticuff g¨´n sh¨´ ¹÷ Êõ cudgel play
  • 16. zh¨³n b¨¨i ×¼ ±¸ ready k¨¡i sh¨« ¿ª ʼ start h¨± q¨¬ ºô Æø breathe out x¨© q¨¬ Îü Æø breathe in j¨¬ x¨´ ¼Ì Ðø continue t¨ªng Í£ stop zhu¨£n sh¨¥n ת Éí turn xi¨± x¨© ÐÝ Ï¢ take a break
  • 17. xi¨¤ng sh¨¤ng Ïò ÉÏ xi¨¤ng zu¨¯ Ïò ×ó xi¨¤ng y¨°u Ïò ÓÒ xi¨¤ng xi¨¤ Ïò Ï zh¨­ng ji¨¡n ÖÐ ¼ä xi¨¤ng qi¨¢n Ïò Ç° forward xi¨¤ng h¨°u Ïò ºó backward
  • 18. t¨®u Í· (head) li¨£n Á³ (face) b¨® zi ²±×Ó (neck) m¨¦i m¨¢o ü ë (eyebrow) t¨®u f¨¤ Í· ·¢ (hair) y¨£n j¨©ng ÑÛ ¾¦ (eye) b¨ª zi ±Ç×Ó (nose) zu¨« b¨¡ ×ì °Í (mouth) ¨§r duo ¶ú ¶ä (ear)
  • 19. ¼ç(ji¨¡n) shoulder ÊÖ(sh¨¯u) hand Öâ(zh¨¯u) elbow ±Û(b¨¬) arm ÐØ(xi¨­ng) chest ¶Ç×Ó(d¨´ zi) belly Ï¥¸Ç(x¨© g¨¤i) knee ´óÍÈ(d¨¤ tu¨«) thigh СÍÈ (xi¨£o tu¨«) calf ÍÈ(tu¨«) leg ½Åõ×(ji¨£o hu¨¢i) ankle ºó±³ (h¨°u b¨¨i) back Íβ¿ (t¨²n b¨´) buttock ƨ¹É(p¨¬ gu) ass ½Å(ji¨£o) foot½ÅÖº(ji¨£o zh¨«) toe