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Introduction
Reasons to Learn
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Spelling Rules

Pinyin Basics
Fake Initials
Treatment of ü
Vowel Shortening 
Tone Mark Rules

Pronunciation

Pronunciation Guide
Alphabet and Sounds

Applications of Pinyin

Dictionary Lookup
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Pinyin Charts

Traditional Chart 

Modernized Charts:
Syllables Without Glides
Syllables With Glide i
Syllables With Glide u
Syllables With Glide ü

Initial + Final

Choose Tone: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (neutral)
IPA   a ɑʊ an ɑŋ ʊŋ ɤ ei ən əŋ i ʐ̩ z̩̩ u
  Pinyin a ai ao an ang ou ong e ei en eng i u
  a ai ao an ang ou ong e ei en eng   wu
p b ba bai bao ban bang bou bong be bei ben beng   bu


p pa pai pao pan pang pou pong pe pei pen peng   pu
m
m ma mai mao man mang mou mong me mei men meng   mu
f
f fa fai fao fan fang fou fong fe fei fen feng   fu
t
d da dai dao dan dang dou dong de dei den deng   du

t ta tai tao tan tang tou tong te tei ten teng   tu
n
n na nai nao nan nang nou nong ne nei nen neng   nu
l
l la lai lao lan lang lou long le lei len leng   lu
k
g ga gai gao gan gang gou gong ge gei gen geng   gu

k ka kai kao kan kang kou kong ke kei ken keng   ku
x
h ha hai hao han hang hou hong he hei hen heng   hu
ʈʂ
zh zha zhai zhao zhan zhang zhou zhong zhe zhei zhen zheng zhi zhu
ʈʂʰ
ch cha chai chao chan chang chou chong che chei chen cheng chi chu
ʂ
sh sha shai shao shan shang shou shong she shei shen sheng shi shu
ʐ
r ra rai rao ran rang rou rong re rei ren reng ri ru
ts
z za zai zao zan zang zou zong ze zei zen zeng zi zu
tsʰ
c ca cai cao can cang cou cong ce cei cen ceng ci cu
s s sa sai sao san sang sou song se sei sen seng si su

 

Note: the palatals {j, q, x} do not appear here at all, they only appear with following glides /j/ written as {i} and /ü/ written as {ue}.

Special Spelling Exceptions
Pronounciation Rules
The i in {zhi, chi, shi, ri} requires the speaker to curl their tongue a bit.
The i in {zi, ci, si} feels like it is half-way between the other two {i} sounds.

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