Pinyin Syllable

Chinese characters pronounced diu

Learn common Chinese characters pronounced diu, including 丢 diū. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.

How to Pronounce This Syllable

Build diu by sliding from d straight into iu; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.

Start the syllable on the initial d, then run straight into the final iu — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.

Settle the final iu into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.

Only one common character is read diu (丢 diū) — focus on locking in its tone.

diu turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.

Taking the 1st tone here: 丢 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

Seeing diu inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.

1 common character in this group.