翹舌音 qiào shé yīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

CHARACTERS

翹 qiào turn up, lift, elevate, raise
舌 shé
HSK 6
tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135
音 yīn
HSK 3
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation