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  1. Where to put the tone mark in pinyin - Chinese Language Stack …

    Apr 21, 2022 · In pinyin the tone mark (diacritical mark) only goes on vowels. If there is only one vowel in a character's pinyin then the answer is easy, the tone mark just goes on the vowel. …

  2. How to write characters containing the ǚ pinyin symbol in most …

    Most of them share the same principles for translating what you type in pinyin to Chinese characters. But I am unable to figure out how to type in pinyin words with an U with Umlaut like …

  3. input methods - How do I choose what traditional character …

    Mar 21, 2022 · I write Chinese with traditional characters as they are used in Taiwan, using Microsoft Pinyin IME on Windows 10. This mostly works fine, but sometimes Windows seems …

  4. Bù kèqi or Bú kèqi: In PinYin, do I write the fourth or second tone ...

    Feb 25, 2020 · When writing 不客气 in (PinYin): 不 = Bù 不客气 = Bù kèqi Because of the fourth tone of kè the pronunciation is Bú kèqi. But do i write it down as Bù kèqi or Bú kèqi?

  5. pronunciation - Tips for pronouncing X vs SH in Mandarin?

    So, for an English speaker, Pinyin "x" is essentially identical to the English sound usually spelled "sh", as in "ship". Which makes the choice of "sh" for the other sound in Pinyin a little …

  6. pinyin - How do I type the lü for Character Romanization?

    The OP is asking how to type characters, using a pinyin IME, when those characters have a ü in their pinyin spelling. For example, how do you type 绿 = lü? This is different than asking how …

  7. How is the "r" sound pronounced? - Chinese Language Stack …

    Can you tell the difference between English sh and Pinyin sh? If yes, do the same for the Pinyin r and you will have perfect standard pronunciation. Otherwise, don't worry about it. Do not listen …

  8. pronunciation - 血: xuè , xiě, what's the difference? - Chinese …

    Jan 10, 2012 · The standard Chinese dictionary (《现代汉语词典》) lists xuè (fourth, not third, tone) as the official pronunciation and xiě as a colloquial variant. As such, in most compounds …

  9. Character substitution in Microsoft Pinyin IME for typing 「」(直引 …

    Jan 5, 2021 · Open MS PinYin settings, and choose Lexicon and self-learning Choose add or edit existing user-defined phrase Add the following phrase Then type No additional software, but …

  10. Should I pronounce “er” as [ɚ] or [aɚ̯]?

    What I learned growing up was that words with the pinyin “er”, like 儿, 二, and 耳 were pronounced [ɚ], but younger/more native speakers of Standard Chinese seem to pronounce it …