shé
jiān
yīn

technical
noun

Meaning of 舌尖音

舌尖音 means apical consonant; consonant produced with the tongue tip (apex) against or near the upper teeth, alveolar ridge, or hard palate. Pronounced shé jiān yīn.

  • apical consonant; consonant produced with the tongue tip (apex) against or near the upper teeth, alveolar ridge, or hard palate

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
zhōng
de
dd
 
tt
 
nn
 
ll
dōu
shǔ
shé
jiān
yīn
 

In Mandarin, d, t, n, and l are all apical consonants.

Shé
jiān
yīn
gēn
yīn
wèi
de
tóng
 
fēn
wéi
shé
jiān
qián
yīn
 
shé
jiān
zhōng
yīn
shé
jiān
hòu
yīn
 

Apical consonants can be divided into apical-front, apical-central, and apical-back sounds based on their place of articulation.

Xué
tōng
huà
shí
 
yào
zhù
fēn
shé
jiān
qián
yīn
zz
 
cc
 
ss
shé
jiān
hòu
yīn
zhz
chh
 
shc
 h
 
 s
 h
 

When learning Mandarin, pay attention to distinguishing between apical-front sounds z, c, s and apical-back sounds zh, ch, sh.

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