For curious minds ages 3–12

🔤 Hanyu Pinyin — 拼音

Every Mandarin syllable is built from an initial (声母) and a final (韵母). Tap any card to hear it and see examples.

🔊 Initials — 声母

Listen to each initial, read the mouth position, and say the example word.

🎶 Finals — 韵母

Simple finals (单韵母)

Compound finals (复韵母)

Nasal finals (鼻韵母)

🧩 Ready to build syllables?

Combine an initial, a final and a tone — m + a + third tone = mǎ!

Open the Syllable Builder