A, Simple Initials with Group-a Finals
As you are introduced to the pinyin romanization, please be conscious of the full potentials of the exercises below. Soon, you will be expected to spell correctly in pinyin quizzes. Guo is 国 (country) whereas gou is 狗 (dog). We’ll have you write Chinese on computers like majority of the Chinese do nowadays. If your pinyin skill is deficient and inadequate, you won’t be able to call out the right words on computer, which would be very frustrating for those like you who grew up using the keyboard to communicate, as well as native Chinese speakers. Western technology has so much changed the writing in China that people fill out forms, take tests, and communicate via cellphone by typing.
At the turn of last century, only about 80% of the Chinese population were illiterate, unable to write even their names. Thanks to the advancements of modern technology, younger generations of Chinese can write on computers but not the elderly Chinese speaking local dialects and lacking knowledge in Pinyin Romanization, key to regulating and standardizing speech in China. Google Translate can process human voice and automatically translate what you say into words, provided that your pronunciation is accurate. So, it pays to train hard and enunciate every words accurately.
| – | a | an | ang | ai | ao |
| b | ba | ban | bang | bai | bao |
| p | pa | pan | pang | pai | pao |
| m | ma | man | mang | mai | mao |
| f | fa | fan | fang | – | – |
| d | da | dan | dang | dai | dao |
| t | ta | tan | tang | tai | tao |
| n | na | nan | nang | nai | nao |
| l | la | lan | lang | lai | lao |
| g | ga | gan | gang | gai | gao |
| k | ka | kan | kang | kai | kao |
| h | ha | han | hang | hai | hao |
B, Simple Initials with Group-o/e Finals
| – | o | e | en | eng | ei | ou | ong |
| b | bo | – | ben | beng | bei | – | – |
| p | po | – | pen | peng | pei | pou | – |
| m | mo | – | men | meng | mei | mou | – |
| f | fo | – | fen | feng | fei | fou | – |
| d | – | de | – | deng | dei | dou | dong |
| t | – | te | – | teng | – | tou | tong |
| n | – | – | nen | neng | nei | nou | nong |
| l | – | le | len | leng | lei | lou | long |
| g | – | ge | gen | geng | gei | gou | gong |
| k | – | ke | ken | keng | kei | kou | kong |
| h | – | he | hen | heng | hei | hou | hong |
C, Simple Initials ang Group-i Finals
| – | i | ia | iao | ie | iu | ian | in | iang | ing | iong |
| yi | ya | yao | ye | you | yan | yin | yang | ying | yong | |
| b | bi | – | biao | bie | – | bian | bin | – | bing | – |
| p | pi | – | piao | pie | – | pian | pin | – | ping | – |
| m | mi | – | miao | mie | miu | mian | min | – | ming | – |
| d | di | – | diao | die | diu | dian | – | – | ding | – |
| t | ti | – | tiao | tie | – | tian | – | – | ting | – |
| n | ni | – | niao | nie | niu | nian | nin | niang | ning | – |
| l | li | lia | liao | lie | liu | lian | lin | liang | ling | – |
D, Simple Initials with Group-u Finals
| – | u | ua | uo | uai | ui | uan | un | uang |
| wu | wa | wo | wai | wei | wan | wen | wang | |
| b | bu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| p | pu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| m | mu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| f | fu | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| d | du | – | duo | – | dui | duan | dun | – |
| t | tu | – | tuo | – | tui | tuan | tun | – |
| n | nu | – | nuo | – | – | nuan | – | – |
| l | lu | – | luo | – | – | luan | lun | – |
| g | gu | gua | guo | guai | gui | guan | gun | guang |
| k | ku | kua | kuo | kuai | kui | kuan | kun | kuang |
| h | hu | hua | huo | huai | hui | huan | hun | huang |
E, Retroflex and Sibilant Initials w/ “i” and Group-a Finals
| – | i | a | an | ang | ai | ao |
| zh | zhi | zha | zhan | zhang | zhai | zhao |
| ch | chi | cha | chan | chang | chai | chao |
| sh | shi | sha | shan | shang | shai | shao |
| r | ri | – | ran | rang | – | rao |
| z | zi | za | zan | zang | zai | zao |
| c | ci | ca | can | cang | cai | cao |
| s | si | sa | san | sang | sai | sao |
F, Retroflex and Sibilant Initials with Group-o/e Finals
| – | e | en | eng | ei | ou | ong |
| zh | zhe | zhen | zheng | zhei | zhou | zhong |
| ch | che | chen | cheng | – | chou | chong |
| sh | she | shen | sheng | shei | shou | – |
| r | re | ren | reng | – | rou | rong |
| z | ze | zen | zeng | zei | zou | zong |
| c | ce | cen | ceng | – | cou | cong |
| s | se | sen | seng | – | sou | song |
G, Retroflex and Sibilant Initials with Group-u Finals
| – | u | ua | uo | uai | ui | uan | un | uang |
| zh | zhu | zhua | zhuo | zhuai | zhui | zhuan | zhun | zhuang |
| ch | chu | – | chuo | chuai | chui | chuan | chun | chuang |
| sh | shu | shua | shuo | shuai | shui | shuan | shun | shuang |
| r | ru | – | ruo | – | rui | ruan | run | – |
| z | zu | – | zuo | – | zui | zuan | zun | – |
| c | cu | – | cuo | – | cui | cuan | cun | – |
| s | su | – | suo | – | sui | suan | sun | – |
H, Palatal Initials with Group-i Finals
| – | i | ia | iao | ie | iu | ian | in | iang | ing | iong |
| j | ji | jia | jiao | jie | jiu | jian | jin | jiang | jing | jiong |
| q | qi | qia | qiao | qie | qiu | qian | qin | qiang | qing | qiong |
| x | xi | xia | xiao | xie | xiu | xian | xin | xiang | xiong |
I, Palatal and Other Initials with Group-u Finals
| – | ü | ue | uan | un |
| yu | yue | yuan | yun | |
| j | ju | jue | juan | jun |
| q | qu | que | quan | qun |
| x | xu | xue | xuan | xun |
| n | nü | nüe | – | – |
| l | lü | lüe | – |