{"id":12673,"date":"2020-02-18T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=12673"},"modified":"2023-09-29T03:49:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T03:49:12","slug":"spelling-rules-of-i-u-yu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/spelling-rules-of-i-u-yu.html","title":{"rendered":"Special Spelling Rules of [i] \/ [u] \/ [\u00fc]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As we already know, the vowels in the Pinyin system can be an independent syllable itself even without the Pinyin initials. But, there is an exception about the vowels [i], [u], and [\u00fc].<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

When [i], [u] or [\u00fc] makes a syllable by itself: <\/h2>\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> \u201cy\u201d should be added in front of [i] and [\u00fc]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that the two dots above [\u00fc]\nshould be omitted as [u] in written form, but the pronunciation keeps as the\noriginal [\u00fc]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Spoken\n pronunciation\n <\/td>\n Written form\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n i\n <\/td>\n Yi\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n \u00fc\n <\/td>\n yu\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> \u201cw\u201d should be added in front of [u].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Spoken\n pronunciation\n <\/td>\n Written form\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n u\n <\/td>\n wu\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

When [i] \/ [u] \/ [\u00fc] starts a syllable without other\ninitials:<\/h2>\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> When [i] starts a syllable, it is written as \u201cy\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Spoken\n pronunciation\n <\/td>\n Written form\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n ia\n <\/td>\n ya\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n ian\n <\/td>\n yan\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n iang\n <\/td>\n yang\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n iao\n <\/td>\n yao\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n iou\n <\/td>\n you\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n iong\n <\/td>\n yong\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n ie\n <\/td>\n ye\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that except in \u201cin\u201d and\n\u201cing\u201d, \u201cy\u201d is added at the beginning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Spoken\n pronunciation\n <\/td>\n Written form\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n in\n <\/td>\n yin\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n ing\n <\/td>\n ying\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> When [u] starts a syllable, it is written as \u201cw\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Spoken\n pronunciation\n <\/td>\n Written form\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n ua\n <\/td>\n wa\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n uai\n <\/td>\n wai\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n uei\n <\/td>\n wei\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n uan\n <\/td>\n wan\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n uang\n <\/td>\n wang\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n uen\n <\/td>\n wen\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n uo\n <\/td>\n wo\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> When [\u00fc] starts a syllable, \u201cy\u201d should be added in front of it, and the two dots above [\u00fc] are omitted which is written as [u].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Spoken\n pronunciation\n <\/td>\n Written form\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n \u00fce\n <\/td>\n yue\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n \u00fcn\n <\/td>\n yun\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n \u00fcan\n <\/td>\n yuan\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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