ㄛ = o

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

Pinyin oIPA /o/Final · Simple finals2 strokes
Side view of the mouth for ㄛ (o): tongue, lips and airflow.
How to say it

Rounded lips: like “aw” in “law”, but rounder.

In Taiwan

After ㄅ ㄆ ㄇ ㄈ, ㄛ sounds like “uo”. Pinyin writes bo, po, mo, fo.

Do not mix up

ㄛ rounds the lips; ㄜ keeps them spread. See ㄜ (e) →

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 ㄛ

喔
ㄛ
ō · oh; I see
摸
ㄇㄛ
mō · to touch; to stroke
磨
ㄇㄛˊ
mó · grind; polish
佛
ㄈㄛˊ
fó · Buddha; Buddhism
模
ㄇㄛˊ
mó · model; pattern
我的
ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ
wǒ de · my; mine

16 syllables with ㄛ

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