Pinyin chart · song
How to say song
song in its 3 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
song
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Voice
How to say it
s: As in English “s”.
ong: ong ends in the ng of “sing”, with the vowel close to the oo of “book”.
Its tones
sōng 松 pine · sǒng 耸 to tower · sòng 送 to send. sóng isn’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Words with song
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.