汉语语音一般由两部分组成：开头的辅音叫声母，其余的部分叫韵母，韵母a，o，e和以它们开头的韵母可自成音节。
Chinese syllables consist of two sections: the initials (the beginning consonant) and the finals (the rest of the syllable). The finals a, o, e and those begin with a, o, e may stand alone as syllables.

	声母Initials b p m f d t n l g k h 韵母Finals a o e i u ü ai ei ui ao ou iu