Pinyin Syllable

Chinese characters pronounced nang

Learn common Chinese characters pronounced nang, including 囊 náng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.

How to Pronounce This Syllable

To say nang, lead with the initial n, then flow without a break into the final ang, holding the tone across the whole syllable.

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

Let the sound move toward the back of the mouth.

Only one common character is read nang (囊 náng) — focus on locking in its tone.

nang 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 2nd tone here: 囊 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

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

1 common character in this group.