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sun

Characters Pronounced "sun"

3 characters with this pronunciation

ā1

ǎ2

Pronunciation Guide

The Mandarin syllable "sun" can represent different characters depending on the tone used.

āFirst Tone1 character

grandson, descendant

ǎThird Tone2 characters

to diminish, to harm, to lose

sǔn

笋

bamboo shoot

Common Words & Phrases

No common words found for this syllable.

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