Pinyin-Initial-zh ch sh r y w

zh ch sh r
Now we are about to finish all the initials, and this group is also pretty special since some of them seldom (actually to my knowledge, NEVER) appear in English as par of normal words, say, zh. And for ch, sh and r, the way to pronounce is totally different. So you are encouraged to get some feeling of them here.
To pronounce these 4 sounds correctly, you need to curl you tongue. And the with the following tips you can get there.
zh: Like the 'dr' in 'drink'.
ch: Similar to the 'ch' in 'Chinese'. Notice, not exactly the same! Curl your tongue a little bit!
sh: Similar to the 'sh' in 'shoot'. Again, culr your tongue:)
r: Similar to the 'r' in 'rain'.

y w
No surprise, they just sound like the letters y and w as in English:
y: Like the 'y' in 'yes'.
w: Like the 'w' in ''we.

CC's Note:
1. These 4 sounds are retroflexed, so make sure you feel your tongue curled when you read them.
2. For r, please be noted that in English when you pronounce something like rain, your tongue is hung in your mouth without touching anywhere inside. But to pronounce the Pinyin r, you just make the front surface of your tongue close to the roof of your mouth, as well as the curling advice.

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