Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced cuan
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced cuan, including 窜 cuàn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
cuan keeps the tongue flat behind the teeth for c (not curled), then glides into uan; say it in one beat and ride the tone through.
Initial c
Flat tongue with strong aspiration.
Final uan
Settle the final uan into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Only one common character is read cuan (窜 cuàn) — focus on locking in its tone.
Learn by Tone
cuan turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 窜 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing cuan inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
1 common character in this group.