ㄥ = eng

ㄥ is a final: the vowel part at the end of a syllable. In pinyin it is written eng.

Pinyin engIPA /əŋ/Final · Nasal finals1 stroke

How to say it

A short “uh” ending in ng, like “ung” in “lung”.

In Taiwan

ㄥ ends in ng, ㄣ in n. In Taiwan they are often blurred, but they are spelled differently.

Do not mix up

ㄣ ends with the tongue tip up (n); ㄥ ends at the back (ng). See ㄣ (en) →

Stroke order, step by step

Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.

Stroke 1

冷

ㄌㄥˇ

lěng · cold; chilly · TOCFL Novice 2

姓名

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

xìng míng · full name; name · TOCFL Novice 1

中國

ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄨㄛˊ

zhōng guó · China; Middle Kingdom · TOCFL Novice 1

名字

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ

míng zi · name; given name · TOCFL Novice 1

明天

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

míng tiān · tomorrow; next day · TOCFL Novice 1

中午

ㄓㄨㄥㄨˇ

zhōng wǔ · Midday; noon · TOCFL Novice 1

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