fricative (phonetics)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
fricative; fricative consonant
formalA consonant sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract, causing friction. A core concept in phonetics.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
zhōng中
de的
“
ff
”
shì是
yī一
gè个
mó摩
cā擦
yīn音
。
The "f" in Hanyu Pinyin is a fricative.
Qīng清
fǔ辅
yīn音
“
ss
”
hé和
zhuó浊
fǔ辅
yīn音
“
zz
”
dōu都
shì是
mó摩
cā擦
yīn音
。
The voiceless "s" and the voiced "z" are both fricatives.
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Zhè这
gè个
yīn音
jié节
de的
fǔ辅
yīn音
shì是
chǐ齿
yín龈
mó摩
cā擦
yīn音
。
The consonant of this syllable is an alveolar fricative.
Zhǎng掌
wò握
mó摩
cā擦
yīn音
de的
fā发
yīn音
shì是
xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
yǔ语
yīn音
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yī一
bù步
。
Mastering the pronunciation of fricatives is an important step in learning foreign language phonetics.