{"id":2929,"date":"2009-09-19T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/?p=2929"},"modified":"2018-08-27T17:43:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T09:43:11","slug":"r-endings-their-pronunciation-and-pinyin-spelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/2009\/r-endings-their-pronunciation-and-pinyin-spelling\/","title":{"rendered":"-r endings, their pronunciation, and Pinyin spelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"coverArrr! In recognition of International Talk Like a Beijinger<\/span> Pirate Day<\/a>, here are the rules for how to spell those -r endings in Hanyu Pinyin and how those endings affect the pronunciation of syllables. In many cases, it’s more complicated than just adding an -r sound at the end of the standard syllable.<\/p>\n

This information is from Yin Binyong’s Chinese Romanization: Pronunciation and Orthography<\/em><\/a>. The full section from this book is available in PDF form: r- Suffixed Syllables<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Written form<\/th>\nActual pronunciation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
-ar (mǎr, horse<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ar (mǎr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-air (gàir, lid<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ar (gàr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-anr (pánr, plate<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ar (pár)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-aor (bāor, bundle<\/em>)<\/td>\n-aor (bāor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-angr (gāngr, jar<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ãr (gãr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-or (mòr, dust<\/em>)<\/td>\n-or (mòr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-our (hóur, monkey<\/em>)<\/td>\n-our (hóur)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ongr (chóngr, insect<\/em>)<\/td>\n-õr (chõr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-er (gēr, song<\/em>)<\/td>\n-er (gēr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-eir (bèir, back<\/em>)<\/td>\n-er (bèr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-enr (ménr, door<\/em>)<\/td>\n-er (mér)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-engr (dēngr, lamp<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ẽr (dẽr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ir* (zìr, Chinese character<\/em>)<\/td>\n-er (zèr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ir (mǐr, rice<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ier (mǐer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-iar (xiár, box<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iar (xiár)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ier (diér, saucer<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ier (diér)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-iaor (niǎor, bird<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iaor (niǎor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-iur (qiúr, ball<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iour (qióur)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ianr (diǎnr, bit<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iar (diǎr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-iangr (qiāngr, tune<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iãr (qiãr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-inr (xīnr, core<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ier (xīer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ingr (língr, bell<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iẽr (liẽr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-iongr (xióngr, bear<\/em>)<\/td>\n-iõr (xiõr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ur (tùr, rabbit<\/em>)<\/td>\n-ur (tùr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-uar (huār, flower<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uar (huār)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-uor (huór, work<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uor (huór)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-uair (kuàir, piece<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uar (kuàr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-uir (shuǐr, water<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uer (shuěr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-uanr (wánr<\/a>, to play<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uar (wár)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-uangr (kuāngr, basket<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uãr (kuãr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-unr (lúnr, wheel<\/em>)<\/td>\n-uer (luér)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ür (qǔr, song<\/em>)<\/td>\n-üer (qǔer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-üer (juér, peg<\/em>)<\/td>\n-üer (juér)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-üanr (quānr, loop<\/em>)<\/td>\n-üar (quār)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ünr (qúnr, skirt<\/em>)<\/td>\n-üer (quér)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n