How to pronounce Zheng He
Zheng He (the Ming dynasty admiral) is 郑和 in Chinese, written Zhènghé in pinyin and said jung-huh.
郑和
jung-huh
Sound by sound
- 郑jungFourth tone: falling sharply
- 和huhSecond tone: rising, as in a question
Letters to watch
- Zh is said like the j in “jam”, with the tongue curled back. Not “z”.
- E alone is the “uh” in “duh”, not “ee” or “eh”.
People
- Xi Jinping 习近平 shee-jeen-peeng
- Mao Zedong 毛泽东 mow-dzuh-doong
- Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 dung-shyow-peeng
- Confucius (Kongzi) 孔子 koong-dzuh
- Laozi 老子 low-dzuh
- Li Bai 李白 lee-buy
- Yao Ming 姚明 yow-meeng
- Zhang Ziyi 章子怡 jahng-dzuh-yee
- Gong Li 巩俐 goong-lee
- Liu Cixin 刘慈欣 lyoh-tsuh-sheen
- Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇 cheen-shr-hwahng
- Sun Wukong 孙悟空 swun-woo-koong
- Mulan 花木兰 hwah-moo-lahn
- Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 joo-guh-lyahng
- Guan Yu 关羽 gwahn-yew
How do you pronounce Zheng He?
Zheng He (the Ming dynasty admiral) is 郑和 in Chinese, written Zhènghé in pinyin and said jung-huh.
What are the tones in Zheng He?
zhèng: fourth tone, falling sharply; hé: second tone, rising, as in a question.
What do English speakers get wrong in Zheng He?
Zh is said like the j in “jam”, with the tongue curled back. Not “z”. E alone is the “uh” in “duh”, not “ee” or “eh”.
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