Jyutping Chart

Click the tones, initials and finals to hear the sounds. Click + to see mouth shapes and examples.

Tones

Tone NumberTone 1 +Tone 2 +Tone 3 +Tone 4 +Tone 5 +Tone 6 +
Tone NameHigh levelMid risingMid levelLow fallingLow risingLow level
Diagram

Initials

UnaspiratedAspirated 💨
b +p +m +f +
d +t +n +l +
g +k +ng +h +
gw +kw +w +
z +c +s +j +

Finals

aa +a +e +i +o +u +eo +oe +yu +
-iaai +ai +ei +oi +ui +eoi +
-uaau +au +eu +iu +ou +
-maam +am +em +im +m +
-naan +an +in +on +un +eon +yun +
-ngaang +ang +eng +ing +ong +ung +oeng +ng +
-paap +ap +ep +ip +
-taat +at +et +it +ot +ut +eot +oet +yut +
-kaak +ak +ek +ik +ok +uk +oek +

Note that eo doesn’t form a final on its own.

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