Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced zuan
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced zuan, including 钻 zuān / zuàn, 赚 zhuàn / zuàn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For zuan, start with the flat z and let it flow into uan, holding the tone over the joined syllable.
Initial z
Use a flat tongue. It is not English “z”.
Final uan
Settle the final uan into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (钻 zuān / zuàn, 赚 zhuàn / zuàn) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound zuan, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
zuan 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: 钻 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 赚 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing zuan inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.