The Mandarin Tricky Retroflex Consonants



/ʈ͡ʂ/

zha, zhai, zhan, zhang, zhao, zhe, zhei, zhen, zheng, zhi, zhong, zhou, zhu

zhua, zhuai, zhuan, zhuang, zhui, zhun, zhuo, zhun

/ʈ͡ʂ*/

cha, chai, chan, chang, chao, che, chen, cheng, chi, chong, chou, chu

chua, chuai, chuan, chuang, chui, chuo, chun

/ʂ/

sha, shai, shan, shang, shao, she, shei, shen, sheng, shi, shong, shou, shu

shua, shuai, shuan, shuang, shui, shun, shuo

/ɻ/

ran, rang, rao, re, ren, reng, ri, rong, rou, ru, ruo

ruan, run, ruo, rui, run