Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced shuang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced shuang, including 双 shuāng, 爽 shuǎng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say shuang, set the tongue tip back for the retroflex sh, then run into uang without a pause — one Mandarin block, with the tone laid over it.
Initial sh
Curl the tongue back for sh. English speakers often make it too flat.
Final uang
Settle the final uang into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (双 shuāng, 爽 shuǎng) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound shuang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
shuang 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: 双 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 爽 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing shuang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.