Pinyin chart · hen
How to say hen
hen in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
hen
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How to say it
h: Further back than English h, with a little friction, like a soft version of the ch in Scottish “loch”.
en: en is the “uh” of e followed by n; eng ends in the ng of “sing” instead.
Its tones
hén 痕 mark · hěn 很 very · hèn 恨 to hate. hēn isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix hen up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with hen
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.