Pinyin chart · nüe
How to say nüe
nüe in its 1 tone, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
nüe
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Voice
How to say it
n: As in English “n”.
üe: üe starts from ü (“ee” with rounded lips) and opens to the e of “yes”.
Its tones
nüè 虐 cruel. nüē and nüé and nüě 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 nve.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix nüe up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with nüe
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.