Pinyin chart · mou

How to say mou

mou in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.

mou

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Voice

How to say it

m: As in English “m”.

ou: ou is close to the “oh” of “go”.

Its tones

mōu 哞 moo · móu 谋 plan · mǒu 某 some. mòu isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.

Words with mou

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.