Zhuyin table

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This Zhuyin (Bopomofo) table shows all syllables used in Taiwan for studying Chinese. In mainland China, Pinyin (Latin letters) is used instead.

- Each syllable is a cell formed by an initial (columns) and a final (rows). If a cell is empty, that initial–final pair does not exist in Standard Chinese.
- Finals are grouped into ㄚ, ㄧ, ㄨ, and ㄩ. The groups ㄧ, ㄨ, and ㄩ combine with the ㄚ finals to make other syllables.
- The table shows which initial–final combinations are possible, but it does not show tones. Tones are essential for correct pronunciation.
- Some initial–final combinations can have all five tones; most have only one or a few.
- The table lists the corresponding Hanyu Pinyin initials and finals next to the Bopomofo ones.
- You can compare Bopomofo with Pinyin on the Pinyin table page. There are differences between Bopomofo syllables and some Pinyin tables because Putonghua (mainland) and Guoyu (Taiwan) standardize different characters differently. For example, 挼, 扽, 忒 are not used in the Taiwanese standard, and 孿 is not recognized in Putonghua (or is folded into luán).
- Note that Bopomofo ㄩ maps directly to Pinyin ü, except for the ㄩㄥ combination, which maps to Pinyin iong.