舌尖

shé jiān

Meanings

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shé jiān

1.tip of tongue
2.apical

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1.tip of a tongue

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Stroke order

Components

舌千口

尖小大

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Characters

Example sentences

它在我的舌尖上。
It's on the tip of my tongue.

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Synonyms

舌頭尖舌頭尖兒舌頭尖尖子舌頭尖尖兒舌尖兒舌尖子脷尖脷嘴脷咮舌尾舌頭尖子舌頭喙舌尾舌頭尖年舌頭尖尖口舌頭舌子尖

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Derived terms

舌尖中音舌尖前音舌尖後音舌尖后音舌尖音

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Related words

舌尖音 apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)舌尖颤音 alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)舌尖后音 retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)舌尖前音 alveolar