3️⃣三 sān
three
Lesson 3 第三课时
2026-11-11
Finals (2) 汉语拼音的声母和韵母（2）
Tap a final to hear the teacher.*
| ou | iou (iu) | ||
| an | ian | uan | üan |
| en | in | uen (un) | ün |
| ang | iang | uang | |
| eng | ing | ueng | |
| ong | iong |
After an initial, iou is written iu and uen is written un (liù, lùn). Without an initial the spelling starts with y or w: iou → you, uen → wen, ueng → weng, üan → yuan, ün → yun. After j, q and x, ü drops its dots (xuǎn, jūn).*
ou Final (韵母)
* Like “oh” in “go”.
iou (iu) Final (韵母)
* i + ou. Written iu after an initial (liù).
an Final (韵母)
* Open “ahn”.
ian Final (韵母)
* Sounds like “yen”, not “yan”.
uan Final (韵母)
* u + an, like “wahn”.
üan Final (韵母)
* ü + an. Written yuan on its own, -uan after j, q, x.
en Final (韵母)
* Like “un” in “under”.
in Final (韵母)
* Like “een” in “seen”.
uen (un) Final (韵母)
* u + en. Written un after an initial (lùn).
ün Final (韵母)
* ü + n. Written yun on its own, -un after j, q, x.
ang Final (韵母)
* Like “ahng”.
iang Final (韵母)
* i + ang, like “yahng”.
uang Final (韵母)
* u + ang, like “wahng”.
eng Final (韵母)
* Like “ung” in “lung”.
ing Final (韵母)
* Like “ing” in “sing”.
ueng Final (韵母)
* Only appears as weng, like “wung”.
ong Final (韵母)
* Like “oong”, with rounded lips.
iong Final (韵母)
* i + ong, like “yoong”.
üan ün The teacher's üan / ün drill*
Picture words: one syllable 看图片，朗读下列单音节词语
Tap a word to hear it; “spelled” plays the teacher building it from initial and final.*
⛰️山 shān
mountain
🕰️钟 zhōng
clock
🐑羊 yáng
sheep
0️⃣零 líng
zero
🥗菜 cài
dish (food); vegetable
🥗*
我 吃 菜 。
Wǒ chī cài.
I eat vegetables.
✋手 shǒu
hand
🐻熊 xióng
bear
* On the slide, x and iong are drawn separately; the word is xióng.
⛵船 chuán
boat
🛏️床 chuáng
bed
🧍人 rén
person
* Also a lesson-3 picture word.
🇮🇱
我 是 以 色 列 人 。
Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén.
I am Israeli.
🥵热 rè
hot
🥵*
我 很 热 。
Wǒ hěn rè.
I’m very hot.
人 rén is the same rén as in 中 国 人 Zhōng guó rén from lesson 2.*
Text 2: Thank you 课文
A🙏
谢 谢 你 。
Xiè xie nǐ.
Thank you.
* The second xie is in the neutral tone.
B🙂
不 客 气 。
Bú kè qi.
You’re welcome. (No need to be polite.)
* 不 bù becomes bú before a 4th tone (kè).
🙏谢 谢 xiè xie
thank you
A🙏
谢 谢 你 。
Xiè xie nǐ.
Thank you.
* The second xie is in the neutral tone.
Text 3: Goodbye 课文
A / B👋
再 见 ！
Zài jiàn!
Bye-bye! (See you again!)
* Word for word: “again see”, like “see you again”.