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舌尖前音
shéjiānqiányīn
1. alveolar
2. consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

Character Breakdown

舌
shé
tongue; bell clapper
HSK 6 6 丶
尖
jiān
sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd
HSK 6 6 丶
前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1 9 丶
音
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
HSK 3 9 丶

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