Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced teng
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced teng, including 腾 téng, 疼 téng, 藤 téng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say teng, release air on the aspirated t, glide into eng, and ride the tone — keep it joined as one sound.
Initial t
Start the syllable on the initial t, then run straight into the final eng — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final eng
eng is farther back than en.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (腾 téng, 疼 téng, 藤 téng) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound teng, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
teng turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 腾, 疼, 藤 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing teng inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.