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b ba, bai, ban, bang, bao, bei, ben, beng, bi, bian, bie, bin, bing, bo, bu

p pa, pai, pan, pang, pao, pei, pen, peng, pi, pian, pie, pin, ping, po, pou, pu

d da, dai, dan, dang, dao, de, dei, deng, di, dia*, dian, die, diu, ding, dong, dou, du, duan, dui, dun, duo

t ta, tai, tan, tang, tao, te, tei*, teng, ti, tian, ting, tong, tou, tu, tuan, tui, tun, tuo

g ga, gai, gan, gang, gao, ge, gei, gen, geng, gong, gou, guai, guan, guang, gui, gun, guo

k ka, kai, kan, kang, kao, ke, ken, keng*, kong, kou, ku, kuai, kuan, kuang, kui, kun, kuo

m ma, mai, man, mang, mao, me, mei, men, meng, mi, mian, mie, miu*, min, ming, mo, mou, mu

n na, nai, nan, nang, nao, ne, nei, nen, neng, ni, nian, niang, nie, niu, nin, ning, nong, nou*, nu, nuan, nuo, nü, nüe

l la, lai, lan, lang, lao, le, lei, li, lia*, lian, liang, lie, liu, lin, ling, lo, long, lou, lu, luan, lun, luo, lü, lüe

f fa, fan, fang, fei, fen, feng, fo, fou, fu

h ha, hai, han, hang, hao, he, hei, hen, heng, hong, hou, hu, huai, huan, huang, hui, hun, huo

s sa, sai, san, sang, sao, se, sen, seng*, si, song, sou, su, suan, sui, sun, suo

j jia, jian, jiang, jie, jiu, jiong, jin, jing, jun, ju, juan, jun

q qia, qian, qiang, qie, qiu, qiong, qin, qing, qun, qu, que, quan, qun

x xia, xian, xiang, xie, xiu, xiong, xi, xin, xing, xun, xu, xue, xuan, xun

z za, zai, zan, zang, zao, ze, zei, zen*, zeng, zi, zong, zou, zu, zuan, zui, zun, zuo

c ca, cai, can, cang, cao, ce, cen*, ceng, ci, cong, cou, cu, cuan, cui, cun, cuo

zh zha, zhai, zhan, zhang, zhao, zhe, zhei*, zhen, zheng, zhi, zhong, zhou, zhu, zhuai*, zhuan, zhuang, zhui, zhun, zhuo

ch cha, chai, chan, chang, chao, che, chen, cheng, chi, chou, chu, chuai*, chuan, chuang, chui, chun, chuo

r ran, rang, rao, re, ren, reng, ri, rong, rou, ru, ruan, rui, run, ruo

sh sha, shai, shan, shang, shao, she, shen, sheng, shi, shou, shu, shuai, shuan*, shuang, shui, shun, shuo

y ya, yan, yang, yao, yan, yang, ye, yi, you, yin, ying, yo, yong, yu, yue, yuan, yun

w wa, wai, wen, weng, wo, wu, wan, wang, wei

[ ] a, ai, an, ang, ao, e, ei*, en, o, ou

* = Uncommon or usage-limited syllable

a wa, ta, ya, pa, a, sa, sha, da, fa, ga, ha, ka, la, za, zha, ca, cha, ba, na, ma

ai wai, tai, pai, ai, sai, shai, dai, gai, hai, kai, lai, zai, zhai, cai, chai, bai, nai, mai

an ran, tan, [yan], pan, an, san, shan, dan, fan, gan, han, kan, lan, zan, zhan, can, chan, ban, nan, man

ang rang, tang, [yang], pang, ang, sang, shang, dang, fang, gang, hang, kang, lang, zang, zhang, cang, chang, bang, nang, mang

ao rao, tao, yao, pao, ao, sao, shao, dao, gao, hao, kao, lao, zao, zhao, cao, chao, bao, nao, mao

e e, re, te, se, she, de, ge, he, ke, le, ze, zhe, ce, che, ne, me

ei ei*, tei*, pei, dei, fei, gei, hei, lei, zei, zhei*, bei, nei, mei en wen

en, ren, pen, sen, shen, fen, gen, hen, ken, zen*, zhen, cen*, chen, ben, nen, men

eng weng, reng, teng, peng, seng*, sheng, deng, feng, geng, heng, keng*, zeng, zheng, ceng, cheng, beng, neng, meng

i ti, yi, pi, di, li, xi, bi, ni, mi

ia qia, dia*, jia, lia*, xia

ian qian, tian, [yan], pian, dian, jian, lian, xian, bian, nian, mian

iang qiang, [yang], jiang, liang, xiang, niang

ie qie, ye, pie, die, jie, lie, xie, bie, nie, mie

i(o)u qiu, [you], diu, jiu, liu, xiu, niu, miu* iong qiong, jiong, xiong

in qin, yin, pin, jin, lin, xin, bin, nin, min

ing qing, ting, ying, ping, ding, jing, ling, xing, bing, ning, ming

-i ri, si, shi, zi, zhi, ci, chi

o wo, yo, o, po, fo, lo, bo, mo

ong rong, tong, yong, song, dong, gong, hong, kong, long, zong, zhong, cong, nong

ou rou, tou, [you], ou, pou, sou, shou, dou, fou, gou, hou, kou, lou, zou, zhou, cou, chou, nou*, mou

u wu, ru, tu, pu, su, shu, du, fu, hu, ku, lu, zu, zhu, cu, chu, bu, nu, mu

uai shuai, guai, huai, kuai, zhuai*, chuai*

uan wan, ruan, tuan, suan, shuan*, duan, guan, huan, kuan, luan, zuan, zhuan, cuan, chuan, nuan

uang wang, shuang, guang, huang, kuang, zhuang, chuang

u(e)i wei, rui, tui, sui, shui, dui, gui, hui, kui, zui, zhui, cui, chui

un run, tun, sun, shun, dun, gun, hun, kun, lun, zun, zhun, cun, chun

uo ruo, tuo, suo, shuo, duo, guo, huo, kuo, luo, zuo, zhuo, cuo, chuo, nuo

ü qu, yu, ju, lü, xu, nü

üe que, yue, lüe, xue, nüe

üan quan, yuan, juan, xuan

ün qun, yun, jun, xun

* = Uncommon or usage-limited syllable

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