ㄝ = ê
ㄝ is a final: the vowel part at the end of a syllable. In pinyin it is written ê.
Pinyin êIPA /e/Final · Simple finals3 strokesFrom 也
How to say it
“eh” as in “bed”. It almost always follows ㄧ or ㄩ.
Where it comes from
ㄝ comes from the character 也. 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.
Words with ㄝ
姐
ㄐㄧㄝˇ
jiě · Older sister
謝
ㄒㄧㄝˋ
xiè · to thank; to decline politely
捷運
ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ
jié yùn · Mass Rapid Transit (MRT); subway
夜市
ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ
yè shì · Night market
姊姊
ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ
jiě jie · older sister · TOCFL Novice 1
覺得
ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
jué de · to feel; to think · TOCFL Novice 1
14 syllables with ㄝ
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