Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced dui
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced dui, including 对 duì, 队 duì, 堆 duī, 兑 duì. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build dui by sliding from d straight into ui; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial d
Start the syllable on the initial d, then run straight into the final ui — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ui
Settle the final ui into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (对 duì, 队 duì, 堆 duī, 兑 duì) and lock in their tones. 4 common characters share the sound dui, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
dui turns up here with 2 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: 堆 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 对, 队, 兑 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing dui inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
4 common characters in this group.