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The Xi’an alphabet ( Xi'an: kẽxÌN(kyexiin) (Proper); literally script/alphabetic letter; ) is a writing system to write the Xi’an language.

The alphabet has over 200 "letters", symbols or glyphs. Each letter has more than one form (basic, block, corner). Kyexiin has also a hyphen, 'comma' (epentheses and pause), quotation and a period (full stop) mark. Proper nouns are also marked in the Xi’an script. There are a special glyph for vowel muting and a glyph equal to the ampersand (&).

Some glyphs can occur in different shapes or variants. Glyphs are grouped into blocks and form 'words'. The block format is always:

V, Vowel
VC, Vowel - Consonant
CV, Consonant - Vowel
CVC, Consonant - Vowel - Consonant

Therefore some words can be written differently. Xi’an tries to minimize the number of blocks.

It is important to note that pitch diacritics can fundamentally change the meaning of a word. It can be sometimes very tricky to distinguish these diacritics from each other.Template:RSI

Vowels

SRX	Basic	Block	Corner	Pronunciation
A	a	á	à	[a]
Ā	A	Á	À	[ɑː] - long a - in father /fɑː.ðə*/
Â			%	[ʌ] in but /bʌt/, cut /kʌt/
O	o	ó	ò	[ɛ] in set /sɛt/, net /nɛt/, met /mɛt/
Ō	O	Ó	Ò	[ɛː] - long ɛ -
E	e	é	è	[i]
Ē	E	É	È	[iː] - long i - in spree /spɹiː/
I	i	í	ì	[o]
II	I	Í	Ì	[oː] - long o -
U	u	ú	ù	[u], in some cases /w/
Ū	U	Ú	Ù	[uː]

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-| A   || {{Kyexiin|a}} || {{Kyexiin|á}} || {{Kyexiin|à}} || {{IPA|ɑ}}
+| A   || {{Kyexiin|a}} || {{Kyexiin|á}} || {{Kyexiin|à}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[a]</nowiki>}}
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-| Ā   || {{Kyexiin|A}} || {{Kyexiin|Á}} || {{Kyexiin|À}} || {{IPA|ɑː}} - long a - in father {{IPA|/fɑː.ðə*/}}
+| Ā   || {{Kyexiin|A}} || {{Kyexiin|Á}} || {{Kyexiin|À}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[ɑː]</nowiki>}} - long a - in father {{IPA|/fɑː.ðə*/}}
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-| Â   ||               ||               || {{Kyexiin|%}} || {{IPA|ʌ}} in but {{IPA|/bʌt/}}, cut {{IPA|/kʌt/}}
+| Â   ||               ||               || {{Kyexiin|%}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[ʌ]</nowiki>}} in but {{IPA|/bʌt/}}, cut {{IPA|/kʌt/}}
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-| O   || {{Kyexiin|o}} || {{Kyexiin|ó}} || {{Kyexiin|ò}} || {{IPA|ɛ}} in set {{IPA|/sɛt/}}, net {{IPA|/nɛt/}}, met {{IPA|/mɛt/}}
+| O   || {{Kyexiin|o}} || {{Kyexiin|ó}} || {{Kyexiin|ò}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[ɛ]</nowiki>}} in set {{IPA|/sɛt/}}, net {{IPA|/nɛt/}}, met {{IPA|/mɛt/}}
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-| Ō   || {{Kyexiin|O}} || {{Kyexiin|Ó}} || {{Kyexiin|Ò}} || {{IPA|ɛː}} - long ɛ -
+| Ō   || {{Kyexiin|O}} || {{Kyexiin|Ó}} || {{Kyexiin|Ò}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[ɛː]</nowiki>}} - long ɛ -
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-| E   || {{Kyexiin|e}} || {{Kyexiin|é}} || {{Kyexiin|è}} || {{IPA|i}}
+| E   || {{Kyexiin|e}} || {{Kyexiin|é}} || {{Kyexiin|è}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[i]</nowiki>}}
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-| Ē   || {{Kyexiin|E}} || {{Kyexiin|É}} || {{Kyexiin|È}} || {{IPA|iː}} - long i - in spree {{IPA|/spɹiː/}}
+| Ē   || {{Kyexiin|E}} || {{Kyexiin|É}} || {{Kyexiin|È}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[iː]</nowiki>}} - long i - in spree {{IPA|/spɹiː/}}
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-| I   || {{Kyexiin|i}} || {{Kyexiin|í}} || {{Kyexiin|ì}} || {{IPA|o}}
+| I   || {{Kyexiin|i}} || {{Kyexiin|í}} || {{Kyexiin|ì}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[o]</nowiki>}}
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-| II  || {{Kyexiin|I}} || {{Kyexiin|Í}} || {{Kyexiin|Ì}} || {{IPA|oː}} - long o -
+| II  || {{Kyexiin|I}} || {{Kyexiin|Í}} || {{Kyexiin|Ì}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[oː]</nowiki>}} - long o -
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-| U   || {{Kyexiin|u}} || {{Kyexiin|ú}} || {{Kyexiin|ù}} || {{IPA|u}}, in some cases {{IPA|/w/}}
+| U   || {{Kyexiin|u}} || {{Kyexiin|ú}} || {{Kyexiin|ù}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[u]</nowiki>}}, in some cases {{IPA|/w/}}
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-| Ū   || {{Kyexiin|U}} || {{Kyexiin|Ú}} || {{Kyexiin|Ù}} || {{IPA|uː}}
+| Ū   || {{Kyexiin|U}} || {{Kyexiin|Ú}} || {{Kyexiin|Ù}} || {{IPA|<nowiki>[uː]</nowiki>}}
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Vowels

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