Low Class I Characters

'A is for Apple'

Beginning
Syllable Sound
Ending
Syllable Sound
Character influence -- as a
percentage of the 3500 syllables found in the course.
Sound files
kaw kwai - water buffalo
K
K
264 syllables -- 7.3%
kaw rakahng - a bell
K
K
8 syllables -- 0.1%
ngaw ngoo - snake
Ng
Ng
494 syllables -- 13.8%
chaw chahng - elephant
Ch
T
126 syllables -- 3.5%
saw soh - chain
S
never occurs
84 syllables --2.32%
chaw cheu - tree
Ch
never occurs
0 syllables --0%
yaw ying - girl
Y
N
45 syllables --1.23%
taw montoh -
mythical giant's wife
T
T
10 syllables -- 0.1%
taw pootao - an old person
T
T
7 syllables -- 0.1%
naw nayn - novice monk
N
N
50 syllables -- 1.3%
taw tahahn - soldier
T
T
215 syllables -- 5.9%
taw tohng - flag
T
T
40 syllables -- 1.1%