舌尖后音 shé jiān hòu yīn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

舌 shé
HSK 6
tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135
尖 jiān
HSK 6
sharp, pointed, acute, keen
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
音 yīn
HSK 3
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation