韵母

Traditional form:

韻母

Pinyin (reading):

yùnmǔ

Definitions:

• the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of "niáng" is "iang")

Characters:

• 韵 - rhyme; vowel
• 母 - mother; female elders; female

Traditional characters:

• 韻 - rhyme; vowel
• 母 - mother; female elders; female