yīn

technical
noun

Meaning of 塞擦音

塞擦音 means affricate; affricate consonant. Pronounced sè cā yīn.

  • affricate; affricate consonant

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
zhōng
de
yīn
bāo
kuò
zz
 
cc
 
zhz
chh
 
jc
qh
 
 j
 
 q
 

The affricates in Standard Mandarin include z, c, zh, ch, j, and q.

yīn
de
tóu
jìn
yīn
 
le
jìn
yīn
 

Affricates begin like plosives and end like fricatives.

Yīng
dān
 "
churchc
kāih
tóuu
der
yīnc
h
 "
shì
yīn
 
 
 
 
 
 

The initial sound in the English word "church" is also an affricate.

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