ll ables , ▁i . e . ▁closed ▁sy ll ables ▁ending ▁in ▁son or ant ▁sounds ▁such ▁as ▁[ m ], ▁[ n ], ▁[ ŋ ], ▁[ w ], ▁and ▁[ j ] ▁and ▁open ▁sy ll ables . ▁ ▁* ▁The ▁symbol ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁column ▁corresponds ▁to ▁convent ions ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁t onal ▁languages ; ▁the ▁second ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Sh an ▁orth ography . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁table ▁shows ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁ph on em ic ▁t ones : ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁t ones ▁correspond ▁to ▁Th ai ▁t ones ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁rising ▁tone ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Th ai ▁rising ▁tone . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁low ▁tone ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁Th ai ▁low ▁tone . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁mid - t one ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁Th ai ▁mid - t one . ▁It ▁falls ▁in ▁the ▁end . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁high ▁tone ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Th ai ▁high ▁tone . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁rising . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh an ▁falling ▁tone ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁Th ai ▁falling ▁tone . ▁It ▁is ▁short , ▁cre ak y ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁gl ott al ▁stop . ▁ ▁Con tr ast ive ▁t ones ▁in ▁checked ▁sy ll ables ▁ ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁presents ▁four ▁ph on em ic ▁t ones ▁in ▁checked ▁sy ll ables , ▁i . e . ▁closed ▁sy ll ables ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁gl ott al