Pinyin chart · shei
How to say shei
shei in its 1 tone, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
shei
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Voice
How to say it
sh: Like English sh, with the tongue tip curled back a little further.
ei: ei is close to the “ay” of “day”.
Its tones
shéi 谁 who. shēi and shěi and shèi aren’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Words with shei
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.