jiàn

[Englishisgreat]

Dear all,

I am a bit confused for the pronunciation of the syllable "jiàn".I thought that the pronunciation is unique.

The syllable "jiàn" in the word for soy sauce that means jiàngyou is pronounced in a different way as for example in the words zàijiàn or jiànbào.

Can you help me with this ?

 

[SuperXW]

jiàn and jiàng are two completely different characters. Their finals of pronunciation are also different.
酱 jiàng
见 jiàn

 

[hx1997]

Jiàng should not be analyzed as jiàn + g.

Breaking down:
Jiàn = j + i + àn (àn is a final that does not allow further breakdown)
Jiàng = j + i + àng (àng is another final that can't be broken down further; you should learn it as a whole and separately from àn)

 

[Englishisgreat]

Dear all,

Many thanks for your feedback.

Dear all,

Could you recommend me a good website where I can learn in a reasonable way the pronunciation of the different syllables such as jiàn and jiàng?

 

[brofeelgood]

Here's a pretty good one recommended by dojibear: Yoyo Chinese Interactive Video Pinyin Chart

[ps] I find an issue with her recommended pronunciation of 'r' though. To me, it definitely doesn't sound like the /ʒ/ in 'Jacque' in French or 'measure' in English.

 

[Englishisgreat]

Hello,
Many thanks for your feedback.