Have you seen this chart before? This chart is published by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. (Taiwan), it's a master combinations grid for Chinese sounds, it shows how consonants and vowels blend together. Here is how to use it in 3 simple steps: 1. Find the Base Sound - Top Row: Consonants (like ㄅ, ㄆ, ㄇ, ㄈ). - Left Column: Vowels (like ㄚ, ㄛ, ㄜ, ㄝ). - Follow them to where they meet in the middle to make a syllable. 2. Check the 4 Tones Every block is split into 4 small squares, representing Chinese tones: - Top-Left: 1st Tone (High, flat)— - Bottom-Left: 2nd Tone (Rising)↗ - Top-Right: 3rd Tone (Dipping)↘＿ - Bottom-Right: 4th Tone (Falling)↘ 3. See the Examples - Each square gives you one common Chinese character as a real-life example of that sound and tone. - The circle symbol (〇) means that specific sound and tone combination does not exist in Chinese. You will find every single one of the roughly 400 basic syllables that exist in Mandarin Chinese.

大家好我是Alex （李 祥 安）I am from califronia united states and also taiwan and we go back and forth countries. Something you might not know about me is that I went to both China and Taiwan. I studied at a Chinese school from elementary to high school, and I’ve started learning Mandarin agaiI joined this group to learn Mandarin, and I hope to improve my speaking and communication skills.

Hi everyone! 😊 I’d love to get to know you a bit better. How do you usually learn Mandarin? Please vote in the poll below and feel free to share more in the comments.

In a world that never slows down, let’s take a moment to breathe. I’ll be sharing songs with unique vibes—so you can relax, reset, and naturally pick up Chinese along the way. 🎧✨ I really like this song —「就是喜歡你 (Just a Man in Love)」by 張震嶽 (A-Yue). It’s catchy, lively, and uplifting. Maybe one day, you’ll sing it for someone special. 😄 👀Which word or phrase did you catch? Can you hear how many times ♥️喜歡 ❣️ZHUYIN:「ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ 」 ❣️PINYIN: (xǐ huān) appears in this song? (it means “like”)