Pinyin chart · wen
How to say wen
wen in all four tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
wen
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Voice
How to say it
No initial: No consonant: the syllable starts with its vowel. The y or w in front is spelling only and adds no sound of its own.
uen: Written un after a consonant (lun, dun): a short e is said between the u and the n.
Its tones
wēn 温 warm · wén 文 writing · wěn 稳 steady · wèn 问 to ask. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Spelling
- Said alone, uen is written wen: a final that begins with i, u or ü takes y or w in front.
Words with wen
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.