Pinyin chart · nü
How to say nü
nü in its 2 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
nü
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Voice
How to say it
n: As in English “n”.
ü: ü is “ee” said with the lips rounded as for “oo”. After j, q, x and y it is written u without the dots.
Its tones
nǚ 女 woman · nǜ 衄 nosebleed. nǖ and nǘ aren’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- After n, ü keeps its dots, because nu is a different sound. Typed, it is often nv.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix nü up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with nü
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.