Chinese (Mandarin)/Table of Initial-Final Combinations

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Table of Possible Combinations of Chinese Initials and Finals
The table below shows all possible combinations of initials and finals in Pinyin (not including -r modified syllables). It also does not reflect the use of tones. Some combinations may only be valid with the use of one tone, while others may be valid with multiple tones.


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! align="left" | "regular" initial or final Final is in Group a or is a direct combination of: ! align="left" style="background: rgb(204, 204, 204);" | Final of i, u, ü groups is a modified combination of:
 * i+Group a final
 * u+Group a final
 * ü+Group a final
 * i+Group a final
 * u+Group a final
 * ü+Group a final
 * syllable is direct combination of initial and final (or follows rules for standalone initials and finals, explained in pronunciation basics)
 * style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| syllable is modified combination of initial and final
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 * style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204);"| syllable is modified combination of initial and final
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 * Modified i, u, and ü group finals:
 * The following finals in the i, u, and ü groups are a modified combination of i, u or ü with a group a final:
 * ie=i+ê
 * iu=i+ou
 * in=i+en
 * ing=i+eng
 * ui=u+ei
 * un=u+en
 * ong=u+eng
 * üe=ü+ê
 * ün=ü+en
 * iong=i+u+eng

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