Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced o
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced o, including 哦 ó / é / ò, 噢 ō. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
o has no consonant initial — open straight into the vowel o, keep the mouth shape steady, and carry the tone all the way through.
Initial o
Start the syllable on the initial o, then run straight into the final o — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final o
Settle the final o into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (哦 ó / é / ò, 噢 ō) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound o, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
o 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: 噢 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 哦 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing o inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.