# 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) * [Where do the tone marks go?](http://www.pinyin.info/rules/where.html) * [声调符号标在哪儿?](http://www.hwjyw.com/resource/content/2010/06/04/8183.shtml) ## Zhuyin * [Bopomofo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bopomofo) * [Zhuyin table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuyin_table)