ㄤ = ang

ㄤ is a final: the vowel part at the end of a syllable. In pinyin it is written ang.

Pinyin angIPA /aŋ/Final · Nasal finals3 strokesFrom 尢
Side view of the mouth for ㄤ (ang): tongue, lips and airflow.
How to say it

ㄚ ending in ng: “ahng”.

Do not mix up

ㄢ ends with the tongue tip up (n); ㄤ ends at the back (ng). See ㄢ (an) →

Where it comes from

ㄤ comes from the character 尢. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.

Stroke order, step by step

Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.

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Words with ㄤ

糖
ㄊㄤˊ
táng · sugar; candy · TOCFL A1
早上
ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ
zǎo shàng · morning · TOCFL Novice 1
上午
ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ
shàng wǔ · morning; before noon · TOCFL Novice 1
晚上
ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋ
wǎn shàng · evening; night · TOCFL Novice 1
兩
ㄌㄧㄤˇ
liǎng · two; a couple of · TOCFL Novice 1
漂亮
ㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
piào liàng · beautiful; pretty · TOCFL Novice 1

28 syllables with ㄤ

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