Pinyin chart · she
How to say she
she in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
she
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How to say it
sh: Like English sh, with the tongue tip curled back a little further.
e: e on its own is not the e in “bed”: it is like the “uh” in “duh” said with the lips spread and the tongue pulled back.
Its tones
shē 奢 luxurious · shé 蛇 snake · shě 舍 to give up · shè 射 to shoot. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix she up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with she
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.