Chinese for Kids (Beginner Level)

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(xiǎo bái chuán) The Small White Ship

Ln ln de ti*nk+ng y,nh- l!
蓝 蓝的 天空 银河 里，
/n the blue sky of the gala0y!

 12u 3h4 0i5o bi chun.

有 只 小 白 船。
 There is a small $hite ship.

Chun sh6ng y2u k7 gu8hu* sh9!

船 上 有 棵 桂花 树，
"ith a s$eet#scented ...

(yìzhī hābāgǒu) A Lapog

 183h4 h*b*g2u!
一只 哈巴狗，
 There $as a lapdog!

:h6n 36i d6 m-nk2u!

站 在 大 门口，
"ho stood at the gate!

 15n;ing h7i y<uy<u!

眼睛 黑 油油，
=is eyes $ere black!

>i5ng ch4 r?u g@tou.

想 吃 肉 骨头。
And he $anted to eat the bone.
 183h4 h*b*g2u!
一只 哈巴狗，
 There $as a lapdog!

...

(y!ye "#i "$ % yu#b&ng) 'anpa a*e+

oon ,a*e -o e
爷爷为我打月饼(y-ye $i $2 d5 yubng) Drandpa Eakes Eoon Cake for Ee
B* yu sh, $F yu -r m,ng ya!
八 月  ! 月 " # $，
 The moon is bright during Eid#Autumn &estival!

 1-ye $i $2 d5 yubng ya.

爷爷 为 % & 月饼 $。
Drandpa makes moon cake for me.

 1ubng yunyun tin y?u 0i*ng *!

月饼 ...

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⑵children H sons and daughters
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Nchildhood
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J '(li)
 词(c,)
M ((fU)
IerticalG
⑴ '(li)
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(tián zì y.u xì) ,hine+e co++"o puzzle

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Mgrammar
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⑴popular $ords
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 The ans$er key $ill be in the ne0t issue.
Ans$er keys to the cross$ord in the previous issue (Oun PQ! RQQS)G
J 举(;F)
 动(d?ng)
M )(04n)
N *(m,ng)
Z +(diUn)
Vtill got WuestionsX Take a &ree P#on#P live online ...

(+ān zhī xi%o zh0 e g1 +hì) A +toy about

thee pig+
,只小-的./(s*n 3h4 0iUo 3h[ de g9 sh8) A story about three pigs
P. C<ngWin! y\u s*n 3h4 0iUo3h[ l,k*i m*ma! y6o W9 gu? dl8 de sh7nghu<.
01， 有 , 只 小- 23 妈妈，要 4 过 56 的 78。
Long time ago! three pigs decided to leave their moms to live independently.
R. :h[ lUod6 y?ng ...

(!t.ng 2o*$ulìng) Tongue T"i+te -o

,hilen
Listen to the tongue t$ister.
nnn y\u g lnln，
99 有 : 篮篮，
annan has a basket!
nnn y\u g lnln!
99 有 : 篮篮，
annan has a basket.
Lnln 3hu*ng 3he pnpn!
篮篮 ; < 盘盘，
A plate is in the basket.
]npn f6ng 3he $Un$Un!
盘盘 = ...

(+h1 zì g3) 4umbe Song

Listen to this song no$G

 14 r s*n s*n r y4!

一> , , > 一，
^ne t$o three three t$o one!
 14 r s*n s8 $_ li9 W4!
一> , ? ! @ A，

^ne t$o three four `ve si0 seven!

"F li9 W4 ya b* ;i_ sh,!
! @ A $ 八 B ，
&ive si0 seven eight nine ten!
Vh, ...

(5iǎoh.ngm2o) Little 6e 6iing 7oo

"2 d38 32u 36i ;i*o$6i de 0i5ol9 shang!
% 5C D 在 EF 的 小G 上，
/ $alk alone on the country road!

"2 b5 g*odi5n d6i gi $6ip< chng y8 chng.

% H IJ 带 给 FK  一 ...

,hine+e 4u+ey 6hyme 8 (9iāo2o e :2

';ng<ī) The =ig /ou 6oo+te
"\ sh8 y83h4 d6 g+ng;4!
% L 一只 大 M&，
/m a big rooster!
"+ $+ $+!
喔 喔 喔，
Cock#a#doodle#doo!

6i ;4ngu*n!
N OP，
/ $ear a gold cro$n!

Chu*n hu*y4.
Q 花R。
And bright#colored clothes.

:hy6o $\ $+ $+ $+ ;i6o y8sh7ng!

只S % 喔 喔 喔 T 一U，
/f / shout out cock#a#doodle#doo!

-n r-n d+u ...

(5i%om% 'u>h!) A Little 7o+e ,o++e+ a 6i?e

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Chinese Vtories for Children
小'过河(>iUomU Du?h-) A Little =orse Crosses a iver (]art //)

>iUomU ch4;4ng de $nG Vhu hn sh7n maX

小' 吃惊 V ()“ W X Y *+”
/s the $ater very deepX The little horse asked the sWuirrel $ith curiosity.

V+ngshF rn3h7n de shu+G *ngrn l*% :u<ti*n! $\ de y, ...

(ch0ny) The Sping 6ain

4d* d4d*! 0i6 0i5oy@ le.
Z[ Z[，\ 小] ^。
rip! drip! its raining.

:h2ng3i shu+! 0i6ba 0i6ba! $2 y6o f*y.

_` ,， \a \a，% S -.。
 The seeds sayG ]lease rain! please rain / $ant to sprout.

L,sh9 shu+! 0i6ba 0i6ba! $2 y6o k*ihu*.

b树 ,， \a \a，% S 3花。
 The pear saysG ]lease rain! please rain. / ...
,hine+e TongueBt"i+te (Sì h! +hC) Dou an Ten
?c (V8 h- sh,) &our and Ten

V8 sh8 s8! sh, sh8 sh,! sh, s8 sh8 sh, s8! s8 sh, sh8 s8 sh,!
? L ?!  L ， ? L  ?，?  L ? ，
&our is four! ten is ten! fourteen is fourteen! forty is forty!
Vhu, n-ng f7n d- W4ng! Wng li sh8 yi ...

(5i%om% 'u>h!) A Little 7o+e ,o++e+ a 6i?e

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Chinese Vtories for Children
小'过河(>iUomU Du?h-) A Little =orse Crosses a iver (]art /)

EUp-ng l 3h9 3he y8 p 0iUomU h- mU m*ma.

'/ 里 d < 一 e 小' c ' 妈妈。
^nce there lived a little horse and his mother in a stable.

 1\u y8 ti*n! mU m*ma du8 0iUomU ...

(E2n 7uā3ng) Appeciate the Lanten+

:h7ngyu l g li ya! k6n ya k6n hu*d7ng!
f月 里 : g $，h $ h 花i，
"e appreciate the lanterns in the lunar Oanuary!

+ngWi*ng l<ng d+ngWi*ng! k6n de sh-nme d7ngX

01 j 01， h 的 kl im
ongWiang long dongWiang! $hat kind of lunar do you appreciateX

:h7ngyu ...

,hine+e -o ,hilenB (The =ige to 'anmaF+

7ome)
FK2("6ip<Wio)The Bridge to Drandmas =ome

 1o! yo! yo!

3，3，3，
ock#a#baby! baby!
 1o d6o $6ip<Wio.
3 n FK2
on the bridge to grandmas home

"6ip< ;i6o $2 h5ob5obao!

FK T % opp
Drandma calls me a s$eet baby

 183h4 mntou y, ku6i g*o.

一只 4头 一 5 I

 1o! yo! yo!

3，3，3，
ock#a#baby! baby!

 1o d6o $6ip<Wio.

3 n FK2
on ...

(:u; 9C :u; Lì 7# 5īn,h0n) ,elebate the

/o+peou+ 4e" Sping
>uhu* pi*o! 3h9f d6o!
q花 9， rs n，
 The sno$Yake Yoats and our blessing comes!

Du6 d7nglong! f6ng bi*np6o!

t i:， = uv，
"e hang lanterns and set o `recrackers!

Chu*n 04ny4! d6i 04nm6o!

Q )R，N )w，
And $e put on ne$ clothes and ne$ hats!

u+ ;, li b5 ...

(5īnFnián Gh3n 6#nao) The 4e" Hea i+ So

Li?ely
Du? 04nnin 3h7n rnao! f6ng ya f6ng bi*np6o.
过 ) x y ;<，= $ = uv。
 The e$ 1ear is so lively as $e set o `recrackers.
6 h<ngb*o! y*su8Win! c*i c*i y2u du+sh5o.
大 红>， ?@A， z z 有 {|。
"e get red envelopes and ...

(pái pái zu> chī guǒ guǒ) Sit in a 6o" an

Iat Duit
]i pi 3u? ch4 gu2 gu2!
} } ~ 吃 • •，
"e sit in a ro$ and eat fruit!

 y,g! $2 y,g!
 一:，% 一:。
^ne for you and one for me!

Eimei shu83ho le!

‚‚ ƒ< ^，
^ur little sister has fallen asleep!

Di t* li y,g.

给 她 „ 一:。
Lets save ...

(h.ng lJ 3ng) The TaKc Light+

"2 h- g7ge sh2u l* sh2u!
% c …… † ‡ †，
Ey elder brother and / $alk hand in hand!

 18W 32u d6o m5l9 k2u.

一ˆ D n 'D ‰。
"e arrive at the intersection.
K6n;i6n h<ngd7ng t,ng y8 t,ng.
hE 红C Š 一 Š，
"e stop $hen $e ...

,hine+e -o Ei+(=eginne Le?el)

eChineseLearning provides a huge number of kids' Chinese language resources
for your kids to learn Chinese. These Chinese materials for kids are edited by
eChineseLearning's professional Chinese teaching sta! and specially designed
for kids to learn Chinese. "e oer a variety of interesting! kid#friendly topics
$hich enable kids to Chinese eective $ith fun% Best of all! these Chinese
materials for kids are totally &%

小白船(0i5o bi chun) The Vmall "hite Vhip

一只哈巴狗(y83h4 h*b*g2u) A Lapdog
爷爷为我打月饼 (y-ye $i $\ dU yubng) Drandpa Eakes Eoon Cake for Ee

ŒŽ戏 (tin 38 y<u 08) Chinese Cross$ord ]u33le

ŒŽ戏 (tin 38 y<u 08) Chinese cross$ord pu33le
,只小-的./ (s*n 3h4 0iUo 3h[ de g9 sh8) A story about three pigs
"绕口令 (-rt<ng r6ok\ul8ng) Tongue T$ister for Children
‘ (sh9 38 g7) umber Vong
小红帽(>i5oh<ngm6o) Little ed iding =ood
Chinese ursery hyme  !"#$%&(Oi*o6o de 6 D+ng;4) The Big ]roud
ooster
小'过河 (>iUomU Du?h-) A Little =orse Crosses a iver (]art //)
’](ch[ny@) The Vpring ain
Chinese Tongue#t$ister ?c (V8 h- sh,) &our and Ten
小'过河 (>iUomU Du?h-) A Little =orse Crosses a iver (]art /)
h花i(K6n =u*d7ng) Appreciate the Lanterns
Chinese for Children#FK2 (The Bridge to Drandmas =ome)
{“{”678(u+ O, u+ L8 = >4nCh[n) Celebrate the ]rosperous e$ Vpring
)xy;<(>4nnin :h7n nao) The e$ 1ear is Vo Lively
}}~吃••(pi pi 3u? ch4 gu2 gu2) Vit in a o$ and at &ruit
红BC(h<ng l d7ng) The Trac Lights

天的./(d+ngti*n de g9shi ) The Vtory of "inter

–s的一—(>8ngf de y8;i*) The =appy &amily
˜™“š (y8 ;,0ing) verything Does "ell
ursery hyme #r›FGH(:h9  Vhnd6n Ku6il) =appy Christmas to 1ou
œIJ(b*o ;i5o3i)  Eaking umplings
ursery hyme #ž(hu hut4) ]lay on the Vlide
ursery hyme #Ÿ¡¢大£¤(Oi*ot+ng g+ng;9 d6 ;,h-) Collection of Iehicles
ursery hyme #KLMM(t0,ng b5obao) The Vhape Baby
ursery hyme #大头NJ，O头PP (6t<u jr3i! >i5ot<u B6ba) Big =ead Von and
Little =ead ad
ursery hyme#,只小¥(s*n 3h4 0i5o0i<n) Three Little Bears
iddle Vong#z一z%LQ (C*iy8c*i $2 sh8 shu,)
ursery hyme#%ROST("2 6i 0i5o W4ng$*) / love the Little &rog
 Tongue T$ister#一¦§^¨:©m(y,?n p*i le ;  WiX) =o$ Eany Times =ave
 They Bounced in TotalX
Chinese ursery hyme#%的ª«在哪里m("2 de p-ngyou 36i n5lX) "here is Ey
&riendX
Chinese ursery hyme#小UOU(0i5oni5o 0i5oni5o) Little Bird
Chinese ursery hyme#两只小¬(li5n3h4 0i5o0i6n) T$o Little lephants
Chinese ursery hyme#大VW(6 f7ngch7)The Big ]in$heel
Chinese ursery hyme#小XYYY(0i5oy y<u y<u y<u) The Little &ish V$ims
Chinese ursery hyme  ®¯(;i6nk*ng c*o) =ealthy "orkout
Chinese ursery hyme#°°的月±小小的船("*n$*n de yuliang 0i5o 0i5o de
chun) The Curved Eoon and the Vmall Vhip
Chinese ursery hyme  ²²† (Wi5o Wi5o sh2u ) the clever hands
 Tongue T$ister³花"c红ZN (hunghu*r h- h<nghu*r) The 1ello$ &lo$ers and
the ed &lo$ers
Chinese ursery hyme#[[\(1un 1un D7) The ound hyme
Chinese ursery hyme#蓝]^(ln ;4ngl,ng) The Vmurfs
Lets Ving a Chinese ursery hyme%#‘U´µ¶(D7sh7n y@ $7i0i6o) Vinging
$ith a Vmile
Chinese ursery hyme#–s§†‘(08ngf p*ish2u g7) /f 1oure =appy
Lets Ving a Chinese ursery hyme%#一·小小†(y8 shu*n 0i5o 0i5o sh2u) A ]air
of Vmall =ands
Chinese ursery hyme#FK有只花¸咪 ("6ip< y2u 3h4 hu* m*omi) Ey Drandma
=as a Cat
Chinese ursery hyme#两只†(li5ng 3h4 sh2u) T$o =ands
Chinese ursery hyme#—¹‘(;i*3 g7) The &amily Vong

Chinese ursery hyme#%有一:–s的— ($2y2u y,g 08ngf de ;i*) / =ave a

=appy &amily
Chinese ursery hyme#&_`(d5 di6n hu6) Eaking a phone call
Chinese ursery hyme  小†§§(0i5osh2u p*ip*i) Clap 1our =ands
ursery hyme#º巴a("ibayo) Ballad of Tail
ursery hyme#The Little onkey
Chinese ursery hyme  A ]ekinese
ursery hyme#Three Bears
ursery hyme#]ull the adish%
Chinese ursery hyme#The Vpring =as Come%
 ursery hyme#The Vnail and the ^rioles
ursery hymeThe e$ 1ear =as Arrived%
 Tongue T$ister for KidsG The Tiger and the Eouse
 Tongue T$ister  Tigers! eer! ]igs! abbits and ats
A Kids Vtory# A Little Eonkey Comes do$n from the Eountain
ursery hymer)xo»(:h9 n 04nnin h5o%) =appy e$ 1ear to 1ou%
Chinese Vtory for Kids#"hats the Time! Er. "olfX
 The =and Dame  ock#]aper#Vcissors
A Tongue T$isterG the Big abbit and the Vmall abbit
Chinese ursery hymeG / Love Ey Kindergarten
Learn Three Chinese Characters 大(d6) ¼(r-n) ‰(k2u)
Chinese ursery hymeG Little ogs! Ey Dood &riends
Chinese ursery hyme#大]c小](6y@ =- >i5oy@)G =eavy ain and Light ain
Chinese ursery hymeG ½¾b(:h+ngWi[;i-) Eid#autumn &estival
Learn Chinese colors from a Chinese song for children (lementary)
Chinese ursery hymG 小花¸ (>i5ohu*m*o) The Little Cat
Chinese VtoryG Little Eice Eove Their =ouse (Beginner)
 The Cro$ rinks "ater
Chinese Tongue T$isterG Three#stone Eountain (Beginner)
Chinese ursery hymeG / &ound a ]enny (lementary)
Chinese ursery VongG Clap 1our =ands (lementary)
Chinese ursery rhymeG Toothbrushing (lementary)
Chinese ursery hymeG Eake A ]hone Call (lementary)
Chinese songG The Little V$allo$ (lementary)
Chinese songG Counting ducks (lementary)
Chinese songG !¿‘ ("@ 3h g7) The `ve `ngers song
/ts 1ummy. (Beginner)
/ have a great daddy.
"hats your favorite animalX
Chinese ursery hymeG 妈妈cdde (m*ma n,n 0i70ie ba) =ave a est! Ey
ear Eom
Duess the fruit.
&our "ords for very Childs Eerry Christmas
A Chinese iddleG zz%LQ Duess $ho am /X
Chinese iddleG %LQ+("2 sh8 shu,X) "ho am /X
Chinese VongG T$o Little Bees
A Chinese story The &o0 and the Drapes
A Chinese VtoryG À笔'f Ea Liang and the Eagic ]en
=o$ to Vay the ames of Cold rinks in ChineseX (Beginner)
Chinese VtoryG The Ant and the ove (Beginner)
Chinese VongG ÁÁo (B6ba h5o) Dood ^l ad
ursery hymeG ghi\ (*n y9nm@ g7) The Vong of Vimple &inals
VtoryG The Crab that "alks Vide$ise (Beginner)
Chinese for KidsG =o$ to say body parts in ChineseX (Beginner)
Kids Chinese VongG 只S妈妈jkl /f ^nly Ey Eother Vmiles
Kids Chinese VongG AÂÃÄ‘ The Vong of the Vunlight (Beginner)
Learn 大 (d6) and 小 (0i5o) Through a Kids Chinese ursery hyme
(Beginner)
Chinese Vtory for KidsG The Vtory of the Deckos Tail
Chinese ursery hyme for KidsG oing Eorning 0ercises very ay (Beginner)
Kids Chinese ursery hymeG %的o妈妈 Ey ear Eother
Chinese for ChildrenG ]opular Toys for Children in China.
]opular Kids Chinese VongG ’天在哪里 "here is VpringX
Chinese Vong for KidsG m动nop Be ]roud of "orking =ard
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Chinese Vong for KidsG A Little Eouse Climbing p a Lamp (Beginner)
Kids Chinese VtoryG The ]ig Ate a "atermelon
Chinese ursery hyme for KidsG Åq¼ Eaking a Vno$man
Kids Chinese VongG ƪ« Looking &or a &riend (Beginner)
Kids Chinese VtoryG Three Eonks =ad no "ater to rink
Kids Chinese VtoryG The Tortoise and the =are
Kids Chinese VtoryG ÇÈɬ Cao Chong "eighed an lephant (Beginner)
Kids Chinese /diomG ÊËqr /ts ever Too Late to Take Action (Beginner)
Kids Chinese VongG ÌÍÎÏ‘ Body Vong (Beginner)
Chinese Vtory for KidsG ÐÑÄÒ The &rog in the "ell (Beginner)
Kids Chinese VongG Ó哈哈 "a =a =a
Kids Chinese VongG ]lanting the Vun (Beginner)
Chinese Vong for KidsG ‘ The umber Vong (Beginner)
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Chinese Vong for KidsG Little Vtars (Beginner)
Chinese Vong for KidsG &amily Tree (Beginner)
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Kids Chinese VtoryG 小¸sX Little Cat Does &ishing (Beginner)
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 Free Chinese writing lessons

Many of you have a thorough knowledge of written and spoken Chinese, but there has still to be someone wishing
to learn the basics of this unusual  writing... the secrets of Chinese characters, their history, their romanization and
the elements that compose them. The following tutorial is meant to provide beginners all they need to write
Chinese characters and find them in a dictionary, but can also amuse advanced students and the curious. Though
this is not a language tutorial, learning the fundamental strokes and their correct order helps memorize characters
and is an indispensable basis to learn written Chinese. ach lesson provides many e!amples of single characters
and compounds "no Chinese wordprocessor needed to read these pages# all characters will be downloadable
images$.

Table of Contents
Introduction to the Chinese writing
A brief history of Chinese characters
Lesson 1 The strokes
Lesson 2 The stroke order
Lesson 3 The radicals : part 1
Lesson 4 The radicals : part 2
Lesson  The radicals : part 3
Lesson ! The radicals : part 4
Lesson " The radicals : part 
Lesson # The radicals : part !
Lesson $ The radicals : part "
Lesson 1% The radicals : part #
Lesson 11 The radicals : part $
Lesson 12 The radicals : part 1%
Lesson 13 The radicals : part 11
Lesson 14 The radicals : part 12
&ow to use a Chinese dictionary
Inde' of characters
By Diana Lavarini & Anna Del Franco, 1999.
Learn Chinese ]inyin#Io$els
,hine+e /inyin is a oman#letter based system that China no$ uses to mark the
pronunciation of Chinese characters. That is to say! Chinese ]inyin is a $ay to represent
Chinese characters and e0press the sounds in Chinese language using the alphabet.
 There are other systems to e0press Eandarin! but,hine+e /inyin is the most accepted
and $idely used. ^nce you learn Chinese ]inyin you $ill kno$ ho$ to pronounce any
$ord in Eandarin using a Chinese dictionary. Chinese ]inyin is also the most common
$ay to input Chinese characters into computers. "ith four tones and Chinese ]inyin!
any Chinese characters can be pronounced precisely. /n many cases! Chinese ]inyin is
Wuite intuitive to nglish speakers $ith only a fe$ e0ceptions. =o$ever! it can be a t$ist
to render Chinese ]inyin in four tones for people $ho ;ust start. There are lots
of Chinese ]inyin resources online.
,hine+e /inyin consists of initial consonants (b! p! m! f! d! t! n! l! ! k! h! ;! W! 0! 3! c! s!
r! 3h! ch! sh) and `nals or compound vo$els (! o! e! i! u). ach Chinese character is one
syllable constructed by a compound vo$el and one initial consonant! the latter of $hich
$ill be discussed in consonant.

Io$el TableG

a o e i u %
ai ei ui
ao ou iu
ie ue er  
an en in un %n
ang eng ing ong
As you can see! most vo$els are simply a combination of the  ma;or vo$els in the `rst
ro$! $hich is obviously the most important part! and some special consonants. =o$ can
you remember all thisX "e are putting all these into nglish $ords $ith virtually the
same sound for you to learn and remember in an easier $ay.

oteG letters in the follo$ing e0planation in  are pronounced as in nglish! and
those in q q are pronounced in ]inyin. Also! all samples are delivered in  tones.

a  as the vo$el in star $ithout the r sound

o  as the vo$el in la$

e  as the vo$el in stir

i  as the vo$el in bit

u  as the vo$el in food

  as y in yello$ follo$ed by the qu above

ai  as the vo$el in bike

ei  as the vo$el in lake

ui  combination of qu and qi! the same as $ord $e in nglish

ao  as the vo$el in loud

ou  as the vo$el in Yo$

iu  combination of qi and qu! the same as $ord ye$ in nglish

ie  combination of qi and qe! as the vo$el in sierra

ue  combination of qu and qe! as the vo$el in buena

er  combination of qe and qr! as the vo$el in early

an  as the vo$el in anchor

en  as the $ord earn $ithout the r sound

in  as in the $ord inn

un  as in the $ord oneG

n  as y in yello$ follo$ed by the nglish $ord one

ang  as the $ord long

eng  as the vo$el in lung

ing  as the vo$el in ngland

ong  as qu follo$ed by the qng as above

&romG 3apChinese# Chinese ]inyin#vo$els