平舌音

Traditional form:

平舌音

Pinyin (reading):

píngshéyīn

Definitions:

• alveolar
• consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

Characters:

• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 舌 - tongue; bell clapper
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

Traditional characters:

• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 舌 - tongue; bell clapper
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation