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1.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00e6\u2039\u00bc\u00e9\u0178\u00b3<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0p\u00c4\u00abn y\u00c4\u00abn (notations representing Chinese-language Joint Sounds)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
(1)\u00e5\u00a3\u00b0\u00e6\u00af\u008d sh\u00c4\u201cng m\u00c7\u201d (initial consonants)\u00c2\u00a0 21+2=23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
b<\/td>\np<\/td>\nm<\/td>\nf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
d<\/span><\/td>\nt<\/span><\/td>\nn<\/span><\/td>\nl<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
g<\/span><\/td>\nk<\/span><\/td>\nh<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
j<\/span><\/td>\nq<\/span><\/td>\nx<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zh<\/td>\nch<\/td>\nsh<\/td>\nr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
z<\/td>\nc<\/td>\ns<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
y<\/span><\/td>\nw<\/span><\/td>\n(many books do not include the last twos into initials)<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How Chinese\u00c2\u00a0pupils are taught at school with regard to Pinyin: <\/strong>Recite group by group (such as “b, p, m, f” as a group)Resort to specific Chinese character for each Pinyin (such as: to remember “j”, we resort to “\u00e9\u00b8\u00a1 j\u00c4\u00ab-chicken” or whatever you feel easy to learn by heart).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(2)\u00e9\u0178\u00b5\u00e6\u00af\u008d y\u00c3\u00b9n m\u00c7\u201d (finals ) 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a<\/td>\no<\/td>\ne<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
i<\/td>\nu<\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bc<\/td>\nThe former six are vowels, also called simple finals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ai<\/td>\nei<\/td>\nui<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ao<\/td>\nou<\/td>\niu<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ie<\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bce<\/td>\ner<\/td>\nThese nine are compound finals; and below are nasal finals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
an<\/td>\nen<\/td>\nin<\/td>\nun<\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bcn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ang<\/td>\neng<\/td>\ning<\/td>\nong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Another form for Finals\u00c2\u00a0 (no need to recite this form, but pay attention to those marked in\u00c2\u00a0purple and know that sometimes there are two finals in one character, and also pay attention to the remarks) 24 +12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c2<\/td>\ni<\/td>\nu<\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
a<\/td>\nia<\/span><\/td>\nua<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
o<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\nuo<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
e<\/td>\nie<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ai<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\nuai<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ei<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\nuei-ui<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ao<\/td>\niao<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ou<\/td>\niou-iu<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
an<\/td>\nian<\/span><\/td>\nuan<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bcan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en<\/td>\nin<\/td>\nuen-un<\/td>\n\u00c3\u00bcn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ang<\/td>\niang<\/span><\/td>\nuang<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
eng<\/td>\ning<\/td>\nueng<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ong<\/td>\niong<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c2<\/td>\nSpecial: er<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Remarks:<\/p>\n