- 鼻韵母 bíyùnmǔ nasal finalA final consisting of a vowel followed by a nasal consonant, such as n or ng; there are sixteen such endings in Standard Mandarin.
- 复合韵母 fùhéyùnmǔ compound final; compound vowelA compound vowel consisting of two or three vowels, where the tongue and lips transition from one vowel position to another during the articulation of a single syllable; includes diphthongs and triphthongs
- 单韵母 dānyùnmǔ simple vowel finalA Chinese syllable final consisting of only a single vowel.
- 结合韵母 jiéhéyùnmǔ combined final(phonetics) A final in Chinese phonology where the main vowel is preceded by a glide, specifically finals starting with [[一|一|yi1]], [[五|五|wu3]], or [[鱼|魚|yu2]]
- 复韵母 fùyùnmǔ compound finalA Chinese syllable final consisting of two or three vowels; a diphthong or triphthong.
- 卷舌韵母 juǎnshéyùnmǔ retroflex finalA vowel sound pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled toward the roof of the mouth, specifically referring to the sound [[儿|兒|er2]]