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The final is the second part of a syllable. The first part is called the inital. Tonal languages has the tone as the third component.

syllable: C₁(C₂)V₁(V₂)(C₃)(C₄) = initial: C₁(C₂) + final: V₁(V₂)(C₃)(C₄)

syllable: V₁(V₂)(C₃)(C₄) = initial: Ø (null) + final: V₁(V₂)(C₃)(C₄)

(C = consonant, V = vowel, optional components are in parentheses.)

The final was from the concept of yùn (TC: 韻, SC: 韵), which means " rhymeThis article is about the poetic technique. For the form of ice, see rime ice. A rhyme or rime is the association of words with similar sounds, a technique most often used in poetry. Indeed, "a rhyme" is sometimes used to refer to a rhyming couplet or sho", in traditional phonological studies since the Jìn DynastyThe Jin Dynasty ( pinyin jin, 265- 420) followed the Three Kingdoms and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. The dynasty was founded by the Sima family, pinyin Sim. The first of the two periods, the Western Jin Dynasty (ch. 265- 316), wa.