Fundamental Spoken Chinese
Student Textbook
Chapter 1
Day 5
Old Initials, New Finals
| un | ui | iu |
| g | gun | gui | – |
| k | kun | kui | – |
| h | hun | hui | – |
| d | dun | dui | – |
| t | tun | tui | – |
| n | nun | – | – |
| l | lun | – | – |
| j | – | – | jiu |
| q | – | – | qiu |
| x | – | – | xiu |
| zh | zhun | zhui | – |
| ch | chun | chui | – |
| sh | shun | shui | – |
| r | run | rui | – |
| Zero | wen | wei | you |
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| u | ü |
| zhu | ju |
| chu | qu |
| shu | xu |
| nu | nü |
| lu | lü |
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| un | ün |
| zhun | jun |
| chun | qun |
| shun | xun |
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| ei | ie |
| zhei | jie |
| chui | qie |
| shui | xie |
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| i | e |
| zi | ze |
| ci | ce |
| si | se |
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| o | uo | ou |
| bo | – | – |
| po | – | pou |
| mo | – | mou |
| fo | – | fou |
| – | duo | dou |
| – | tuo | tou |
| – | nuo | nou |
| – | luo | lou |
| – | guo | gou |
| – | kuo | kou |
| – | huo | hou |
| – | zuo | zou |
| – | cuo | cou |
| – | suo | sou |
| – | zhuo | zhou |
| chuo | chou |
| shuo | shou |
| ruo | rou |
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| a | i | ai | ao | an | ang | ei | ong | weng |
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