Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced nong
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced nong, including 农 nóng, 弄 nòng / lòng, 浓 nóng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build nong by sliding from n straight into ong; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial n
Start the syllable on the initial n, then run straight into the final ong — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ong
ong sounds close to “ung”, not English “ong”.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (农 nóng, 弄 nòng / lòng, 浓 nóng) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound nong, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
nong turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 农, 浓 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 弄 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing nong inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.