Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced pin
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced pin, including 品 pǐn, 贫 pín, 频 pín, 拼 pīn, 聘 pìn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
pin opens with a clear puff of air on p; let that breath lead into in and settle the tone across the syllable.
Initial p
Start the syllable on the initial p, then run straight into the final in — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final in
Settle the final in into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (品 pǐn, 贫 pín, 频 pín, 拼 pīn, 聘 pìn) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound pin, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
pin turns up here with 4 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: 拼 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 贫, 频, 苹 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 品 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 聘 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing pin inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.