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Free Bopomofo Anki Deck - All 37 Zhuyin Symbols

A compact, inspectable two-field deck for learning the complete Zhuyin alphabet used for Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan.

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English deck37 notes · tab-separated UTF-8 text · no media files Traditional Chinese deck37 notes · tab-separated UTF-8 text · no media files

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What every card includes

One of the complete 37 Zhuyin symbols
Hanyu Pinyin correspondence
Broad IPA transcription
Initial, medial or final classification
A Traditional Chinese example with marked Pinyin and English meaning

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Symbol	Card back
ㄅ	Pinyin: b \| IPA: [p] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 爸 (bà) - father
ㄆ	Pinyin: p \| IPA: [pʰ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 怕 (pà) - afraid
ㄇ	Pinyin: m \| IPA: [m] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 媽 (mā) - mother
ㄈ	Pinyin: f \| IPA: [f] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 飛 (fēi) - to fly
ㄉ	Pinyin: d \| IPA: [t] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 大 (dà) - big
ㄊ	Pinyin: t \| IPA: [tʰ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 天 (tiān) - sky
ㄋ	Pinyin: n \| IPA: [n] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 你 (nǐ) - you
ㄌ	Pinyin: l \| IPA: [l] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 來 (lái) - to come
ㄍ	Pinyin: g \| IPA: [k] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 狗 (gǒu) - dog
ㄎ	Pinyin: k \| IPA: [kʰ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 看 (kàn) - to look
ㄏ	Pinyin: h \| IPA: [x] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 好 (hǎo) - good
ㄐ	Pinyin: j \| IPA: [tɕ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 家 (jiā) - home
ㄑ	Pinyin: q \| IPA: [tɕʰ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 去 (qù) - to go
ㄒ	Pinyin: x \| IPA: [ɕ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 小 (xiǎo) - small
ㄓ	Pinyin: zh \| IPA: [ʈʂ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 中 (zhōng) - middle
ㄔ	Pinyin: ch \| IPA: [ʈʂʰ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 吃 (chī) - to eat
ㄕ	Pinyin: sh \| IPA: [ʂ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 是 (shì) - to be
ㄖ	Pinyin: r \| IPA: [ʐ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 人 (rén) - person
ㄗ	Pinyin: z \| IPA: [ts] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 早 (zǎo) - early
ㄘ	Pinyin: c \| IPA: [tsʰ] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 菜 (cài) - vegetable
ㄙ	Pinyin: s \| IPA: [s] \| Category: Initial \| Example: 三 (sān) - three
ㄧ	Pinyin: i / yi \| IPA: [i] \| Category: Medial \| Example: 一 (yī) - one
ㄨ	Pinyin: u / wu \| IPA: [u] \| Category: Medial \| Example: 五 (wǔ) - five
ㄩ	Pinyin: ü / yu \| IPA: [y] \| Category: Medial \| Example: 魚 (yú) - fish
ㄚ	Pinyin: a \| IPA: [a] \| Category: Final \| Example: 大 (dà) - big
ㄛ	Pinyin: o \| IPA: [ɔ] \| Category: Final \| Example: 波 (bō) - wave
ㄜ	Pinyin: e \| IPA: [ɤ] \| Category: Final \| Example: 喝 (hē) - to drink
ㄝ	Pinyin: ê \| IPA: [ɛ] \| Category: Final \| Example: 誒 (ề) - hey (interjection)
ㄞ	Pinyin: ai \| IPA: [ai] \| Category: Final \| Example: 愛 (ài) - love
ㄟ	Pinyin: ei \| IPA: [ei] \| Category: Final \| Example: 給 (gěi) - to give
ㄠ	Pinyin: ao \| IPA: [au] \| Category: Final \| Example: 好 (hǎo) - good
ㄡ	Pinyin: ou \| IPA: [ou] \| Category: Final \| Example: 有 (yǒu) - to have
ㄢ	Pinyin: an \| IPA: [an] \| Category: Final \| Example: 安 (ān) - peace
ㄣ	Pinyin: en \| IPA: [ən] \| Category: Final \| Example: 恩 (ēn) - grace
ㄤ	Pinyin: ang \| IPA: [aŋ] \| Category: Final \| Example: 忙 (máng) - busy
ㄥ	Pinyin: eng \| IPA: [əŋ] \| Category: Final \| Example: 冷 (lěng) - cold
ㄦ	Pinyin: er \| IPA: [ɚ] \| Category: Final \| Example: 二 (èr) - two

Open data and provenance

The deck is generated from the site's CC BY 4.0 Bopomofo dataset. Pronunciation mappings are reference aids, not a replacement for listening to a qualified speaker or teacher.

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Questions

Does this work with Anki?

Yes. It follows Anki's official UTF-8 text import headers and uses a tab separator with two named fields.

Does the deck include all Bopomofo symbols?

Yes. It contains 21 initials, 3 medials and 13 finals: 37 notes total.

Does it include audio?

No. This edition is deliberately text-only so it remains small, inspectable, remixable and free of third-party media rights.

Is this an official Anki deck?

No. It is an independent open educational resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anki.

Optional game-based iPhone practice

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