<p>In my opinion, the Chinese pinyin "kun" sounds like "kwen".</p>

<p>If you like to take a further look at the the pronunciation, you can see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bopomofo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zhuyin(Bopomofo)</a>, which we often use it in Taiwan: ㄎㄨㄣ</p>

<p>ㄎ / ㄨ / ㄣ</p>

<p>k / wu / en</p>

<p>BTW, I think those two audio sounds familiar.</p>

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2018-07-24T19:18:46.590Z
For some reason one of them sounds like “kwen” and another sounds like “koon”
Belphegor
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2018-07-24T19:19:47.557Z
kwen is the correct one.
NoobTW
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2018-08-01T18:43:18.653Z
These are called allophones, which are different sounds that represent the same phoneme.
Enrico Brasil
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2018-07-24T18:34:13.843Z
2018-07-24T18:34:13.843Z
NoobTW
<p>There are two audio recordings that I am listening to both have different pronunciations of the pinyin “kun”.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>One is from <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Kun" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p></li>
<li><p>And another is from <a href="https://www.yoyochinese.com/chinese-learning-tools/Mandarin-Chinese-pronunciation-lesson/pinyin-chart-table" rel="nofollow noreferrer">a pinyin audio chart</a>.</p></li>
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<p>Which pronunciation should I be following or which is more standard for stuff like HSK?</p>

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2018-07-24T18:18:14.987Z
I didn't find any differences in these two pronunciations.
Steve Yang
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2018-07-28T02:01:23.170Z
The audio recordings are both correct, and are essentially the same k-uen aka [kʰu̯ən] in IPA.
Vitaly Osipov
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Which pronunciation of “kun” is correct or what’s the difference?
# Which pronunciation of “kun” is correct or what’s the difference?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-24)

There are two audio recordings that I am listening to both have different pronunciations of the pinyin “kun”.

* One is from [here](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Kun).
* And another is from [a pinyin audio chart](https://www.yoyochinese.com/chinese-learning-tools/Mandarin-Chinese-pronunciation-lesson/pinyin-chart-table).

Which pronunciation should I be following or which is more standard for stuff like HSK?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I didn't find any differences in these two pronunciations.  
> **username_2**: The audio recordings are both correct, and are essentially the same k-uen aka [kʰu̯ən] in IPA.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-07-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

In my opinion, the Chinese pinyin "kun" sounds like "kwen".

If you like to take a further look at the the pronunciation, you can see [Zhuyin(Bopomofo)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bopomofo), which we often use it in Taiwan: ㄎㄨㄣ

ㄎ / ㄨ / ㄣ

k / wu / en

BTW, I think those two audio sounds familiar.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: For some reason one of them sounds like “kwen” and another sounds like “koon”  
> **username_3**: kwen is the correct one.  
> **username_4**: These are called allophones, which are different sounds that represent the same phoneme.  

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