Meaning of 零声母
零声母 means zero initial; the condition of a Chinese syllable beginning directly with a vowel or semivowel. Pronounced línɡ shēnɡ mǔ.
- zero initial; the condition of a Chinese syllable beginning directly with a vowel or semivowel
Definitions & Examples
“
ài爱
”
(
àià
héi
)
é和
“
é鹅
”
(
dōué
)
shì都
línɡ是
shēnɡ零
mǔ声
yīn母
jié音
节
。
Both 'ai' (love) and 'e' (goose) are syllables with a zero initial.
Zài在
pīn拼
yīn音
shū书
xiě写
zhōnɡ中
,
línɡ零
shēnɡ声
mǔ母
yīn音
jié节
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
yònɡ用
“
yy
”
huò或
“
ww
”
kāi开
tóu头
,
bǐ比
rú如
“
yān烟
”
(
yāny
héā
wānn
)
wān和
“
弯
”
(
w
ā
n
)
。
In Pinyin orthography, zero-initial syllables sometimes begin with 'y' or 'w,' such as in 'yan' (smoke) and 'wan' (bend).
Yuán元
yīn音
“
üü
”
kāi开
tóu头
de的
yīn音
jié节
,
rú如
“
yuān渊
”
(
yuāny
yěu
shìā
línɡn
)
,
shēnɡ也
mǔ是
零
声
母
。
Syllables starting with the vowel 'ü,' like 'yuan' (deep pool), also have a zero initial.
Línɡ零
shēnɡ声
mǔ母
de的
ɡài概
niàn念
duì对
yú于
lǐ理
jiě解
hàn汉
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
de的
yīn音
jié节
jié结
ɡòu构
fēi非
chánɡ常
zhònɡ重
yào要
。
The concept of the zero initial is very important for understanding the syllable structure of Hanyu Pinyin.