Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced xue
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced xue, including 学 xué, 血 xuè / xiě, 雪 xuě, 削 xuē / xiāo, 穴 xué. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For xue, the tongue is high and forward on x; run straight into ue and hold the tone, not English letters in a row.
Initial x
A light, forward hissing sound.
Final ue
Settle the final ue into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (学 xué, 血 xuè / xiě, 雪 xuě, 削 xuē / xiāo, 穴 xué) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound xue, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
xue 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: 削, 薛 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 学, 穴 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 雪 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 血 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing xue inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.