shēng

technical
noun

Meaning of 声母

声母 means initial consonant (of a Chinese syllable); onset; zero initial; null initial (when a syllable starts with a vowel). Pronounced shēng mǔ.

  • initial consonant (of a Chinese syllable); onset
  • zero initial; null initial (when a syllable starts with a vowel)

Definitions & Examples

 
dōu
 
shì
shuāng
chún
 
yīn
de
shēng
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

B, p, m, and f are all bilabial initial consonants.

Xué
shēng
yùn
shì
zhǎng
hàn
yīn
de
chǔ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Learning initials and finals is the foundation of mastering Chinese pronunciation.

Zhè
ge
de
shēng
shì
sh
 
 
 
 
 
 
 s
 h
 
 

The initial consonant of this character is sh.

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