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ㄜe
ㄜ — the bopomofo symbol for e
ㄜ is one of the 37 zhuyin symbols used to write Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. It is a final, written e in pinyin and pronounced [ɤ]. Like the u in "duh" or the er in "her" without the r.
- Pinyin
- e
- IPA
- [ɤ]
- Called
- e
- Type
- Simple finals
How to say it
Tongue mid-back like ㄛ, but with the lips completely unrounded and relaxed.
Closest English soundLike the u in "duh" or the er in "her" without the r.
Where the symbol comes from
ㄛ
o · derived from ㄛ
→ ㄜ
The only symbol not taken from a Chinese character. It was created in 1920 by adding a stroke to ㄛ, to separate two sounds that had been written the same way.
In a word
鵝
ㄜˊ
é
Goose
Do not mix it up with
Typing it
On the standard Taiwanese zhuyin keyboard, ㄜ sits on the K key.