Pinyin chart · ran
How to say ran
ran in its 2 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
ran
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How to say it
r: The tongue curls back as for sh, but the voice is on: between the s in “pleasure” and the r in “run”.
an: an is the a of “father” followed by n; ang ends in the ng of “sing” instead.
Its tones
rán 然 right · rǎn 染 to dye. rān and ràn aren’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix ran up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with ran
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.