Chinese symbol for “apical”
舌尖
shé jiān
tip of tongue; apical
The closest CC-CEDICT match for apical is 舌尖 (shé jiān), defined as: tip of tongue; apical.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 舌尖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 舌头 (舌頭) | shé tou | tongue; 个 (gè) |
| 饶舌 (饒舌) | ráo shé | talkative; to blather |
| 喉舌 | hóu shé | mouthpiece; spokesperson |
| 瞠目结舌 (瞠目結舌) | chēng mù jié shé | (idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned |
| 口舌 | kǒu shé | dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round |
| 尖锐 (尖銳) | jiān ruì | sharp; intense |
| 顶尖 (頂尖) | dǐng jiān | peak; apex |
| 尖叫 | jiān jiào | to screech; to shriek |
See also: Japanese symbol for “apical”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.