ㄡ = ou

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

Pinyin ouIPA /ou/Final · Compound finals2 strokesFrom 又
Side view of the mouth for ㄡ (ou): tongue, lips and airflow.
How to say it

Glide from “o” to ㄨ: like “oh”.

Do not mix up

ㄠ starts wide open (ah-oo); ㄡ starts rounded (oh-oo). See ㄠ (ao) →

Where it comes from

ㄡ comes from the character 又. 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
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Words with ㄡ

狗
ㄍㄡˇ
gǒu · dog; canine · TOCFL A1
歐
ㄡ
ōu · Europe; European
口
ㄎㄡˇ
kǒu · Mouth; opening
六
ㄌㄧㄡˋ
liù · six; 6 · TOCFL Novice 1
九
ㄐㄧㄡˇ
jiǔ · nine; 9 · TOCFL Novice 1
時候
ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ
shí hòu · time; moment · TOCFL Novice 1

22 syllables with ㄡ

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