齿音

齒音

chǐyīn

noun #83,937

Meanings

1 dental consonant
2 dental sound (phonetics)

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Examples

英语中的 /θ/ 是齿音。

Yīngyǔ zhōng de /θ/ shì chǐyīn.

The /θ/ sound in English is a dental consonant.

齿音的发音部位是上齿。

Chǐyīn de fāyīn bùwèi shì shàngchǐ.

Dental sounds are articulated at the upper teeth.

Tips

usage

Phonetics term: 齿 (chǐ, teeth) + 音 (yīn, sound). In traditional Chinese phonological analysis (五音 wǔyīn), 齿音 was one of the five articulation classes alongside 唇音 (labial), 舌音 (lingual), 牙音 (velar), and 喉音 (laryngeal).

Stroke Order

齿 chǐ

音 yīn