Pronunciation

Characters pronounced huang.

13 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 13 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

凰 huáng female phoenix 惶 huáng fearful, afraid, anxious, nervous 煌 huáng bright bright, shining, luminous 皇 huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior 簧 huáng natural reed of woodwind instrument 蝗 huáng warm kind of locust 黄 huáng yellow; surname 慌 huāng nervous, panicky, frantic 荒 huāng wasteland, desert; uncultivated 幌 huǎng curtain, cloth screen 恍 huǎng seemingly; absent-minded 晃 huǎng bright bright, dazzling; to sway, shake 谎 huǎng lie

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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