Pinyin • Combination Charts
Pinyin Chart 2: D · T · N · L Initials
A pinyin syllable is made of two parts: an initial (the opening consonant) and a final (the vowel sound that follows). This chart shows all valid combinations for the alveolar initials d, t, n, l. Note that n and l can also take the ü final (written with an umlaut).
Red cells are valid combinations shown in 1st tone. Grey cells are not valid in standard Mandarin.
| Initial | a | o | e | -i | i | u | ü | ai | ei | ao | ou | an | en | ang | eng | ong | ia | iao | ie | iou | ian | in | iang | ing | iong | ua | uo | uai | uei | uan | un | uang | ueng | üe | üan | ün |
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| d- | dā | · | dē | · | dī | dū | · | dāi | dēi | dāo | dōu | dān | dēn | dāng | dēng | dōng | · | diāo | diē | · | diān | · | · | dīng | · | · | duō | · | duī | duān | dūn | · | · | · | · | · |
| t- | tā | · | tē | · | tī | tū | · | tāi | · | tāo | tōu | tān | · | tāng | tēng | tōng | · | tiāo | tiē | · | tiān | · | · | tīng | · | · | tuō | · | tuī | tuān | tūn | · | · | · | · | · |
| n- | nā | · | nē | · | nī | nū | nǖ | nāi | nēi | nāo | nōu | nān | nēn | nāng | nēng | · | · | niāo | niē | niū | niān | nīn | · | nīng | · | · | · | · | · | nuān | · | · | · | nüē | · | · |
| l- | lā | · | lē | · | lī | lū | lǖ | lāi | lēi | lāo | lōu | lān | · | lāng | lēng | · | liā | liāo | liē | liū | liān | līn | liāng | līng | · | · | luō | · | · | luān | lūn | · | · | lüē | · | · |
All syllables shown in 1st tone. In speech, the same syllable occurs in all four tones: e.g. dā dá dǎ dà.