Pinyin chart · xiong
How to say xiong
xiong in its 2 tones, said in a female or a male voice. Tap a tone to hear it.
xiong
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Voice
How to say it
x: Between s and sh: the tongue tip rests behind the lower teeth and the lips stay spread, like a soft “sh”.
Its tones
xiōng 胸 chest · xióng 熊 bear. xiǒng and xiòng aren’t used in standard Mandarin. The pinyin trainer practices telling them apart in real words.
Sounds near it
Learners often mix xiong up with these. Listen to them one after the other.
Words with xiong
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.