Template:Mandarin vowels Standard Chinese vowels (with IPA and Pinyin) Front Central Back Close i ⟨i⟩ • y ⟨ü⟩ ɨ ⟨i⟩ u ⟨u⟩ ɤ ⟨e⟩ • o ⟨o⟩ e̞ ⟨ê⟩ ɚ ⟨er⟩ a ⟨a⟩ Close-mid Open-mid Open