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舌音
shéyīn
1. coronal consonants of Middle Chinese
Uncommon • Top 27%

Character Breakdown

舌
shé
tongue; bell clapper
HSK 6 6 丶
音
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (3)

平舌音
píngshéyīn
alveolar
翘舌音
qiàoshéyīn
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
饶舌音乐
ráoshéyīnyuè
rap music

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
22,930 of 84,292