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Table 1 Mandarin Chinese syllabary (in Pinyin spelling)

From: That “certain cut”: towards a characterology of Mandarin Chinese

  

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

  
  

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

  

i

01

bu

pu

mu

fu

          

zhi

chi

shi

ri

zi

ci

si

er

01

i

02

ba

pa

ma

fa

da

ta

na

la

ga

ka

ha

   

zha

cha

sha

(ra)

za

ca

sa

a

02

03

bo

po

mo

fo

de

te

(ne)

le

ge

ke

he

   

zhe

che

she

re

ze

ce

se

e

03

04

bai

pai

mai

 

dai

tai

nai

lai

gai

kai

hai

   

zhai

chai

shai

 

zai

cai

sai

ai

04

05

bei

pei

mei

fei

dei

 

nei

lei

gei

 

hei

   

zhei

 

shei

 

zei

  

(ei)

05

06

bao

pao

mao

 

dao

tao

nao

lao

gao

kao

hao

   

zhao

chao

shao

rao

zao

cao

sao

ao

06

07

 

pou

mou

fou

dou

tou

nou

lou

gou

kou

hou

   

zhou

chou

shou

rou

zou

cou

sou

ou

07

08

ban

pan

man

fan

dan

tan

nan

lan

gan

kan

han

   

zhan

chan

shan

ran

zan

can

san

an

08

09

ben

pen

men

fen

(den)

 

nen

 

gen

ken

hen

   

zhen

chen

shen

ren

zen

cen

sen

en

09

10

bang

pang

mang

fang

dang

tang

nang

lang

gang

kang

hang

   

zhang

chang

shang

rang

zang

cang

sang

ang

10

11

beng

peng

meng

feng

deng

teng

neng

leng

geng

keng

heng

   

zheng

cheng

sheng

reng

zeng

ceng

seng

(eng)

11

ii

12

bi

pi

mi

 

di

ti

ni

li

   

ji

qi

xi

       

yi

12

ii

13

       

lia

   

jia

qia

xia

       

ya

13

14

bie

pie

mie

 

die

tie

nie

lie

   

jie

qie

xie

       

ye

14

15

biao

piao

miao

 

diao

tiao

niao

liao

   

jiao

qiao

xiao

       

yao

15

16

  

miu

 

diu

 

niu

liu

   

jiu

qiu

xiu

       

you

16

17

bian

pian

mian

 

dian

tian

nian

lian

   

jian

qian

xian

       

yan

17

18

bin

pin

min

   

nin

lin

   

jin

qin

xin

       

yin

18

19

      

niang

liang

   

jiang

qiang

xiang

       

yang

19

20

bing

ping

ming

 

ding

ting

ning

ling

   

jing

qing

xing

       

ying

20

iii

21

    

du

tu

nu

lu

gu

ku

hu

   

zhu

chu

shu

ru

zu

cu

su

wu

21

iii

22

        

gua

kua

hua

   

zhua

chua

shua

(rua)

   

wa

22

23

    

duo

tuo

nuo

luo

guo

kuo

huo

   

zhuo

chuo

shuo

ruo

zuo

cuo

suo

wo

23

24

        

guai

kuai

huai

   

zhuai

chuai

shuai

    

wai

24

25

    

dui

tui

  

gui

kui

hui

   

zhui

chui

shui

rui

zui

cui

sui

wei

25

26

    

duan

tuan

nuan

luan

guan

kuan

huan

   

zhuan

chuan

shuan

ruan

zuan

cuan

suan

wan

26

27

    

dun

tun

nun

lun

gun

kun

hun

   

zhun

chun

shun

run

zun

cun

sun

wen

27

28

        

guang

kuang

huang

   

zhuang

chuang

shuang

    

wang

28

29

    

dong

tong

nong

long

gong

kong

hong

   

zhong

chong

 

rong

zong

cong

song

weng

29

iv

30

      

   

ju

qu

xu

       

yu

30

iv

31

      

nüe

lüe

   

jue

que

xue

       

yue

31

32

       

(lüan)

   

juan

quan

xuan

       

yuan

32

33

           

jun

qun

xun

       

yun

33

34

           

jiong

qiong

xiong

       

yong

34