Cantonese Pronunciation Guide

Browse Cantonese characters by their Jyutping pronunciation (粤拼). Find and learn characters organized alphabetically.

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714 Jyutping pronunciations available

R

(1 pronunciation)
ran
1 char

U

(2 pronunciations)
uk
1 char
ung
3 chars

What is Jyutping? (粤拼)

Jyutping (粤拼) is the romanization system for Cantonese, similar to how Pinyin works for Mandarin. It uses the Latin alphabet to represent Cantonese sounds, making it easier to learn pronunciation.

Cantonese Tones (九声六调)
Cantonese has 9 tones with 6 tone contours:
• Tones 1-6: Regular tones (舒声)
• Tones 7-9: Entering tones (入声) with endings -p, -t, -k
For example, the syllable "sik" has: 色 sik1 (Tone 7), 錫 sik3 (Tone 8), 食 sik6 (Tone 9)