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An initial refers to the first part of a syllable. There are 21 initials in Putonghua, which are all consonants.
Click on any of the initials in red to get sound and video guides to pronunciation.

	Stop		Affricate		Fricative		Nasal	Lateral
	Surd		Surd		Surd	Sonant	Sonant	Sonant
	Unaspirate	Aspirated	Unaspirate	Aspirated	Surd	Sonant	Sonant	Sonant
Bilabials	b	p				m
Labiodental					f
Blade-alveolar			z	c	s
Alveolar	d	t					n	l
Blade-palatal			zh	ch	sh	r
Palatal			j	q	x
Velar	g	k			h

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