# chinese syllable## Syllable*[List of Syllables in Pinyin](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/syllable)The word syllable is a term referring to the units of a word, composed on an (optional) initial, a final, and a tone.The word "syllable" is 音节 (yīnjié) in Chinese. Most spoken syllables in Mandarin Chinese correspond to one written Chinese character.There are a total of 410 common pinyin syllables.*[Rare syllable](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Rare_syllable)*[Chinese Pronunciation: The Complete Guide for Beginner](https://www.digmandarin.com/chinese-pronunciation-guide.html)*[Mandarin Chinese Phonetics](http://www.zein.se/patrick/chinen8p.html)*[chinese phonetics](https://www.easymandarin.cn/online-chinese-lessons/chinese-phonetics/)Chinese Characters, called “Hanzi”, are the writing symbols of the Chinese language.Pinyin is the Romanization of a phonetic notation for Chinese Characters.Each syllable is composed of three parts: initials, finals, and tones.In the Pinyin system there are 23 initials, 24 finals, 4 tones and a neutral tone.## Pinyin*[Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin)*[Pinyin quick start guide](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Pinyin_quick_start_guide)*[Pinyin Table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin_table)*[Piyin Chat](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Pinyin_chart)*[Mandarin Chinese Pinyin Table](https://www.archchinese.com/chinese_pinyin.html)*[Chinese Pinyin Table ](http://www.quickmandarin.com/chinesepinyintable/)## Tones*[Four tones](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Four_tones)*[Neutral tone](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Neutral_tone)## Zhuyin*[Bopomofo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bopomofo)*[Zhuyin table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuyin_table)
