Pinyin chart · chou
How to say chou
chou in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
chou
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Voice
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.
ou: ou is close to the “oh” of “go”.
Its tones
chōu 抽 to take out · chóu 愁 to worry · chǒu 丑 ugly · chòu 臭 smelly. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix chou up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with chou
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.