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ㄤang
ㄤ — the bopomofo symbol for ang
ㄤ is one of the 37 zhuyin symbols used to write Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. It is a final, written ang in pinyin and pronounced [aŋ]. Like the ong in "song", but starting from a wide-open a.
- Pinyin
- ang
- IPA
- [aŋ]
- Called
- ang
- Type
- Nasal finals
How to say it
Say ㄚ, then close it at the back of the mouth with the tongue root — a back ng.
Closest English soundLike the ong in "song", but starting from a wide-open a.
Where the symbol comes from
尢
wāng · lame, crooked
→ ㄤ
Directly from 尢 (wāng), a person with a bent leg.
In a word
湯
ㄊㄤ
tāng
Soup
Do not mix it up with
Typing it
On the standard Taiwanese zhuyin keyboard, ㄤ sits on the ; key.