Pinyin chart · lüe
How to say lüe
lüe in its 1 tone, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
lüe
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Voice
How to say it
l: As in English “l”, at the start of a word.
üe: üe starts from ü (“ee” with rounded lips) and opens to the e of “yes”.
Its tones
lüè 掠 to plunder. lüē and lüé and lüě aren’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- After l, ü keeps its dots, because lu is a different sound. Typed, it is often lve.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix lüe up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with lüe
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.