Pīnyīn and Zhùyīn Fúhào (bopomofo) Compared

 

                      Initials

 

b

p

m

f

d

t

n

l

g

k

h

 

j

q

x

 

zh

ch

sh

r

z

c

s

 

 

 

                                           Finals

 

 

 i *

 

 u  

ü  

a

ia ㄧㄚ

ua  ㄨㄚ

 

o

 

uo  ㄨㄛ

 

e

 

 

 

ê

ㄧㄝ

 

üê  ㄩㄝ

ai

 

uai  ㄨㄞ

 

ei

 

uei  ㄨㄟ

 

ao

iao ㄧㄠ

 

 

ou

iou ㄧㄡ

 

 

an

ian ㄧㄢ

uan  ㄨㄢ

üan ㄩㄢ

en

in   ㄧㄣ

uen  ㄨㄣ

ün   ㄩㄣ

ang

iang ㄧㄤ

uang ㄨㄤ

 

eng

ing   ㄧㄥ

ueng ㄨㄥ

 

 

iong  ㄩㄥ

ong ㄨㄥ

 

 

 

* ‘’ in bopomofo does not follow zh/ch/sh/r/z/c/s.  To spell zhi/chi/shi/ri/zi/ci/si are spelled in bopomofo without any vowel symbols.