Pinyin chart · shan
How to say shan
shan in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
shan
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How to say it
sh: Like English sh, with the tongue tip curled back a little further.
an: an is the a of “father” followed by n; ang ends in the ng of “sing” instead.
Its tones
shān 山 mountain · shǎn 闪 to dodge · shàn 善 good. shán isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix shan up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with shan
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.