Pinyin chart · cheng
How to say cheng
cheng in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
cheng
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How to say it
ch: Said like zh with a strong puff of air: like the ch in “church” with the tongue tip curled back.
eng: eng is the “uh” of e followed by the ng of “sing”.
Its tones
chēng 撑 to prop up · chéng 成 to become · chěng 逞 to show off · chèng 秤 scale. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix cheng up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with cheng
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.