Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced chuang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced chuang, including 创 chuāng / chuàng, 床 chuáng, 窗 chuāng, 闯 chuǎng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
chuang begins with the tongue curled up and back for ch; let it slide straight into uang and carry the tone across the whole sound, rather than spelling out English letters.
Initial ch
Like zh, but with a clear puff of air.
Final uang
Settle the final uang into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (创 chuāng / chuàng, 床 chuáng, 窗 chuāng, 闯 chuǎng) and lock in their tones. 4 common characters share the sound chuang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
chuang turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 创, 窗 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 床 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 闯 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing chuang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
4 common characters in this group.