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擦音
cāyīn
1. fricative

Character Breakdown

擦
cā
to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
HSK 4 17 丶
音
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

喉擦音
hóucāyīn
guttural fricative
龈擦音
yíncāyīn
alveolar fricative (linguistics)

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Category
Chinese