Characters with Two Pronunciations

A number of Chinese characters (perhaps 10% of them) two pronunciations.

一些汉字（大约占 10%）有两种读音。

行

• xíng e.g. 人行道 (footpath)
• háng e.g. 银行卡 (bank card)

乐

• yuè e.g. 音乐 (music)
• lè e.g. 快乐 (happy)

重

• zhòng e.g. 重 (heavy)
• chóng e.g. 重庆 (Chongqing)

Related Pages

• Confused Characters

External Links

• Pinyin.info