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舌尖
shéjiān
1. tip of tongue
2. apical
Uncommon • Top 88%

Character Breakdown

舌
shé
tongue; bell clapper
HSK 6 6 丶
尖
jiān
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (4)

舌尖音
shéjiānyīn
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
舌尖前音
shéjiānqiányīn
alveolar
舌尖后音
shéjiānhòuyīn
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
舌尖颤音
shéjiānchànyīn
alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
73,883 of 84,292