ㄓ = zh
ㄓ is an initial: the consonant at the start of a syllable. In pinyin it is written zh.
Pinyin zhIPA /ʈʂ/Initial · Retroflex4 strokesFrom 之
How to say it
Curl the tongue tip back toward the roof of the mouth. No puff of air.
In Taiwan
In everyday Taiwan Mandarin the curl is often light, so ㄓ can sound close to ㄗ. Zhuyin keeps them apart, and so should you.
Do not mix up
ㄓ curls the tongue back. ㄗ keeps it flat behind the teeth. See ㄗ (z) →
Where it comes from
ㄓ comes from the character 之. 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 ㄓ
珍珠
ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ
zhēn zhū · Pearl
注音
ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄣ
zhù yīn · Bopomofo; Zhuyin
桌子
ㄓㄨㄛ ˙ㄗ
zhuō zi · table; desk
中國
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
zhōng guó · China; Middle Kingdom · TOCFL Novice 1
中午
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ
zhōng wǔ · Midday; noon · TOCFL Novice 1
住
ㄓㄨˋ
zhù · to live; to reside · TOCFL Novice 1
14 syllables with ㄓ
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