Pinyin Lesson 7

Nasal Compound Finals ɑnɡ、 enɡ、 onɡ、 inɡ 、 iɑnɡ、 ionɡ、 uɑnɡ、 uenɡ

zāng脏

（ dirty）

fēng风

（ wind）

lěng冷

（ cold）

dōng东

（ east）

tīng听

（ listen）

xióng熊

（ bear）

huáng黄

（ yellow）

chuáng床

（ bed）

• If “ing” is used as an individual syllable, “y” is placed in front of it. So “ing” changes to “ying”.

yǐng影

（ shadow）

• We have learned that when finals that begin with “i” are used as individual syllables, the “i” changes to “y”. So “iɑng” changes to “yɑng”.

yáng羊

（ goat, sheep）

• If “iong” is used as an individual syllable, “y” is placed in front of it. So “iong” changes to “yong”.

yōng佣

（ servant）

• We have learned that when compound finals that begin with “u” are used as individual syllables, “u” changes into “w”. So “uɑng, ueng” change to “wɑng, weng”.

• “uenɡ” can only be an individual syllable.

wǎng网

（ net）

wēng翁

（ old man）