Look up & explore · The syllable matrix
From the pieces of a sound,
assemble them into speech.
Pick a cell to hear the syllable, switch tones, and see how to place your lips and tongue. An empty cell means the combination does not exist; a soft-gold cell marks a common sound. You can search straight for a sound you want, or explore by the stage you are studying.
Search and filter
Reach the right cell in seconds
Type a syllable to light up every matching cell, filter by the stage you are studying, or turn on the common-syllable priority to set the rare ones aside for now. The table may be wider than your screen — swipe sideways and you will see it all.
Outside the matrix
A few sounds that live outside the table
A few syllables are not built from any initial + final formula in the table — they are interjections or special cases of Chinese. Genuinely rare, but worth knowing ahead of time so you never have to frown when you meet them in a film or a story.