This section takes a closer look at the pronunciation of finals based around the vowel o. They are o, ong and ou. These finals can all appear as syllables on their own. They also appear in combination with most initials except for j,q,x.

The table below shows all combinations. Click on an entry to hear an example (using first tone).

b	bo
p	po		pou
m	mo		mou
f	fo		fou
d	da	dong	dou
t	ta	tong	tou
n	na	nong	nou
l	la	long	lou
g		gong	gou
k		kong	kou
h		hong	hou
zh		zhong	zhou
ch		chong	chou
sh			shou
r		rong	rou
z		zong	zou
c		cong	cou
s		song	sou
w*	wo
y*	yo	yong	you

N.B. w and y are not proper initials. They are considered the initial part of the final -uo and -io but are written wo and yo. u, i are called medials that precede the central vowel o.