yùn

technical
noun

Meaning of 韵腹

韵腹 means the main vowel in a final (nucleus of a syllable); the essential, most sonorous part of a Chinese syllable's final. Pronounced yùn fù.

  • the main vowel in a final (nucleus of a syllable); the essential, most sonorous part of a Chinese syllable's final

Definitions & Examples

Zài
 "
tiān
 "
 (
tiānt
zhèi
ā
yīnn
 )
jié
zhōng
a
shì
yùn
 
a
 
 
 
 

In the syllable "tian" (tian), "a" is the nucleus.

tōng
huà
zhōng
 
aa
 
oo
 
ee
děng
yuán
yīn
cháng
chōng
dāng
yùn
 
 

In Mandarin, vowels such as a, o, and e often serve as the nucleus.

Yùn
shì
yùn
zhōng
quē
shǎo
de
xīn
fèn
 

The nucleus is an indispensable core component of the final.

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