Pinyin chart · a
How to say a
a in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
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Voice
How to say it
a: a is the a of “father”, with the mouth open wide.
Its tones
ā 阿 · á 啊 eh? · ǎ 啊 what? · à 啊 oh. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Words with a
The voices are generated speech (ElevenLabs), the same two the app’s word cards use, each tone said as one real word. The words are from the official HSK list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus), easiest first. Every syllable is on the pinyin chart.