There are 26 letters in the Chinese Alphabet just like in the English alphabet, but in Chinese there are 23 consonants and 24 vowels from a combination of the 26 letters. They are as follows:
26 letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
23 consonants: b p m f d t n l g k h j q x zh ch sh r z c s y w
24 vowels: a o e i u v ai ei ui ao ou iu ie ve er an en in un vn ang eng ing ong
Answer from Jennifer Zhu, Professional Chinese Teacher from eChineseLearning
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