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Bopomofo

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Bopomofo (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ), also called Zhuyin Fuhao (注音符號), or simply Zhuyin (注音), is a transliteration system for Standard Chinese and other Sinitic languages. It is the principal method of teaching Chinese Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. It consists of 37 characters and five tone marks, which together can transcribe all possible sounds in Mandarin Chinese.

Consonants
ㄅ
ㄆ
ㄇ
ㄈ
ㄉ
ㄊ
ㄋ
ㄌ
ㄍ
ㄎ
ㄏ
ㄐ
ㄑ
ㄒ
ㄓ
ㄔ
ㄕ
ㄖ
ㄗ
ㄘ
ㄙ
Medial Rhymes
ㄧ
ㄨ
ㄩ
Rhymes
ㄚ
ㄛ
ㄜ
ㄝ
ㄞ
ㄟ
ㄠ
ㄡ
ㄢ
ㄣ
ㄤ
ㄥ
ㄦ
Tone Marks
ˉ1st Tone (一聲)A high and level tone can be noted as a short dash mark and could be left out in transcription (Space).
ˊ2nd Tone (二聲)A tone is marked from lower‐left to upper‐right to present its rising sound. It is marked at the upper‐right corner of the last Bopomofo.
ˇ3th Tone (三聲)A tone goes down first and rise afterward. It is marked at the upper‐right corner of the last Bopomofo.
ˋ4th Tone (四聲)A tone is marked from upper‐left to lower‐right to present its dropping sound. It is marked at the upper‐right corner of the last Bopomofo.
˙Neutral Tone (輕聲)A tone is used to present a light and short sound. It is marked on the top of Bopomofo in portrait text and marked at the very front of Bopomofo in landscape text.
Keyboard Layout

1

ㄅ

2

ㄉ

3

ˇ

4

ˋ

5

ㄓ

6

ˊ

7

˙

8

ㄚ

9

ㄞ

0

ㄢ

-

ㄦ

Q

ㄆ

W

ㄊ

E

ㄍ

R

ㄐ

T

ㄔ

Y

ㄗ

U

ㄧ

I

ㄛ

O

ㄟ

P

ㄣ

A

ㄇ

S

ㄋ

D

ㄎ

F

ㄑ

G

ㄕ

H

ㄘ

J

ㄨ

K

ㄜ

L

ㄠ

;

ㄤ

Z

ㄈ

X

ㄌ

C

ㄏ

V

ㄒ

B

ㄖ

N

ㄙ

M

ㄩ

,

ㄝ

.

ㄡ

/

ㄥ

 

 

Chinese characters can be written horizontally or vertically. Where a text is written in horizontal format, pages are read in the same order as English books, with the binding at the left and pages progressing to the right. Vertical books are printed the other way round, with the binding at the right, and pages progressing to the left.

Left to Right Horizontal Writing
→
ˋ
ㄓㄨ
注
ㄧㄣ
音
／
ㄧㄣ
音
…
Right to Left Vertical Writing
↓
注
ㄓ
ㄨ		ˋ
音
ㄧ
ㄣ
符
ㄈ
ㄨ		ˊ
號
ㄏ
ㄠ		ˋ
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