Pinyin chart · chun
How to say chun
chun in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
chun
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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.
uen: Written un after a consonant (lun, dun): a short e is said between the u and the n.
Its tones
chūn 春 spring · chún 纯 pure · chǔn 蠢 stupid. chùn isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- uen is written un after a consonant.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix chun up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with chun
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.