shé
miàn
hòu
yīn

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Meaning of 舌面后音

舌面后音 means velar consonant; dorsal consonant. Pronounced shé miàn hòu yīn.

  • velar consonant; dorsal consonant

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
zhōng
de
shé
miàn
hòu
yīn
bāo
kuò
gg
 
kk
 
hh
sān
shēng
 

Mandarin Chinese has three velar initials: g, k, and h.

Zài
yīn
shí
 
shé
miàn
hòu
yīn
yào
tái
shé
miàn
hòu
jiē
jìn
ruǎn
è
 

When pronouncing velar consonants, you need to raise the back of the tongue toward the soft palate.

Shé
miàn
hòu
yīn
shé
miàn
qián
yīn
de
yīn
wèi
tóng
 

Velar consonants and palatal consonants have different places of articulation.

Guó
yīn
biāo
zhōng
 
shé
miàn
hòu
yīn
yòng
hào
 [
kk
 ]
 
 [
gg
 ]
děng
biǎo
shì
 

In the International Phonetic Alphabet, velar consonants are represented by symbols such as [k] and [g].

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