舌尖音 shé jiān yīn

apical consonant; sound made with tongue tip

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

Characters

Character Meaning
舌 shé HSK 6
tongue
尖 jiān HSK 6
sharp; pointed; point (of needle)
音 yīn HSK 3
sound; tone; noise