Pinyin chart · cun
How to say cun
cun in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
cun
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How to say it
c: Like the ts in “cats”, with a strong puff of air. It is never a k or an s sound.
uen: Written un after a consonant (lun, dun): a short e is said between the u and the n.
Its tones
cūn 村 village · cún 存 to exist · cǔn 忖 to ponder · cùn 寸 cun. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- uen is written un after a consonant.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix cun up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with cun
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.