ㄣ = en

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

Pinyin enIPA /ən/Final · Nasal finals1 strokeFrom 乚

How to say it

A short “uh” ending in n, like “en” in “taken”.

In Taiwan

Many speakers in Taiwan blur ㄣ and ㄥ, especially ㄧㄣ and ㄧㄥ. Listen for the n or ng ending.

Do not mix up

ㄣ ends with the tongue tip up (n); ㄥ ends at the back (ng). See ㄥ (eng) →

Where it comes from

ㄣ comes from the character 乚. 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.

Stroke 1

人

ㄖㄣˊ

rén · person; human being · TOCFL Novice 1

珍珠

ㄓㄣㄓㄨ

zhēn zhū · Pearl

捷運

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄣˋ

jié yùn · Mass Rapid Transit (MRT); subway

注音

ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄣ

zhù yīn · Bopomofo; Zhuyin

恩

ㄣ

ēn · kindness; grace

我們

ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ

wǒ men · we; us · TOCFL Novice 1

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