Pinyin chart · nan
How to say nan
nan in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
nan
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Voice
How to say it
n: As in English “n”.
an: an is the a of “father” followed by n; ang ends in the ng of “sing” instead.
Its tones
nān 囡 girl · nán 男 male · nǎn 腩 brisket · nàn 难 disaster. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix nan up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with nan
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.