ê̄

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ê, e — nonstandard

Romanization

ê̄ (ê¹, Zhuyin ㄝ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欸
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 誒／诶

Usage notes

• 《汉语拼音方案》 (Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet) defines a standard pronunciation for each letter in Hanyu Pinyin with Zhuyin. ㄝ (/⁠ɛ⁠/) typically only occurs in syllables with an initial glide (e.g. ㄧㄝ (-ie /⁠i̯ɛ⁠/)), where it is romanized as e. When it occurs in syllables without an initial glide, however, it is romanized as ê in order to distinguish it from ㄜ (-e /⁠ɤ⁠/). Such instances are rare, and are only found in interjections or neologisms.