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High Class Characters
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Beginning
Syllable Sound |
Ending
Syllable Sound |
Character influence -- as a
percentage of the 3500 syllables found in the course. |
Sound files
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kaw kai -- an egg
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K
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K
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111 syllables -- 3.0 %
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|
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chaw ching -- high cymbals
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CH
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never occurs
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36 syllables -- 1.0%
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|
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taw tahn -- statue pedestal
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T
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T
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11 syllables -- 0.3%
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|
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taw toong -- a small bag
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T
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T
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63 syllables -- 1.7%
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|
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paw peung -- a bee
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P
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never occurs
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58 syllables -- 1.6%
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|
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faw fah -- pot lid
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F
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never occurs
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23 syllables -- 0.6%
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|
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saw salah -- opened sided shelter
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S
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T
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59 syllables -- 1.6%
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|
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saw reusee-- the hermit
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S
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T
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37 syllables --1.0%
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saw seu-ah-- tiger
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S
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T
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229 syllables -- 6.3%
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|
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haw heep -- a box
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H -* important character
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never occurs
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303 syllables -- 8.4%
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* - This High Class character is used
as an initial consonant with the 'H' sound. It is also used as a silent
consonant at the beginning of a syllable where it acts as a tone indicator. It occurs very rarely at the end of a syllable (without sound) usually to indicate foreign or antique origin. |
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