ㄖ = r
ㄖ is an initial: the consonant at the start of a syllable. In pinyin it is written r.
Pinyin rIPA /ʐ/Initial · Retroflex4 strokesFrom 日
How to say it
Curled tongue and voiced, close to the s in “pleasure”.
In Taiwan
Some speakers in Taiwan say ㄖ softly, close to an l or a y sound.
Do not mix up
ㄖ curls the tongue and buzzes; ㄌ touches the tongue tip behind the teeth. See ㄌ (l) →
Where it comes from
ㄖ comes from the character 日. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.
Stroke order, step by step
Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.
Words with ㄖ
熱
ㄖㄜˋ
rè · hot; popular · TOCFL Novice 2
人
ㄖㄣˊ
rén · person; human being · TOCFL Novice 1
日本
ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ
rì běn · Japan · TOCFL Novice 1
容易
ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ
róng yì · easy; likely · TOCFL Novice 1
生日
ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ
shēng rì · birthday · TOCFL Novice 2
日
ㄖˋ
rì · sun; day (a 24-hour period or calendar date) · TOCFL Novice 2
13 syllables with ㄖ
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