{"id":12692,"date":"2020-02-19T05:05:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T05:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=12692"},"modified":"2024-05-18T02:59:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T02:59:06","slug":"how-to-pronounce-zh-ch-sh-r-in-chinese-pinyin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/how-to-pronounce-zh-ch-sh-r-in-chinese-pinyin.html","title":{"rendered":"How to pronounce [zh]\/[ch]\/[sh]\/[r] in Chinese Pinyin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-zh\">How to pronounce [zh]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">zh<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"zh\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL3poLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Raise the tip of your tongue to touch the hard palate to form an obstacle and the airflow comes out suddenly by breaking through the obstacle without vibration of the vocal cord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sound of [zh] kind of sounds like the \u201cj\u201d in the English word \u201cjack\u201d or \u201cjerk,\u201d but with the tip of the tongue curled farther back.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-ch\">How to pronounce [ch]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_1\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_1\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_1\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_1\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_1\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_1\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">ch<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_1\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_1\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1 = [\n\t{ name: \"ch\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL2NoLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[1] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_1, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The position of articulation is the same as that of [zh] but airflow comes out strongly. The sound of [ch] is similar to the \u201cch\u201d in the English word \u201cchurch,\u201d but with the tip of the tongue curled farther back.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-sh\">How to pronounce [sh]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_2\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_2\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_2\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_2\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_2\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_2\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">sh<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_2\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_2\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2 = [\n\t{ name: \"sh\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL3NoLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[2] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_2, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Curl up the tip of your tongue closing to\nthe hard palate and release the airflow through the passage thus made with\nfraction without vibration of the vocal cord. The sound of [sh] is similar to\nthe \u201csh\u201d in English word \u201csheep\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-pronounce-r\">How to pronounce [r]:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_3\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_3\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_3\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_3\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_3\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_3\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">r<\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_3\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_3\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_3 = [\n\t{ name: \"r\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGlnbWFuZGFyaW4uY29tL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDIwLzAyL3IubXAz\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[3] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_3, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The position of articulation is the same as\nthat of [sh] but the airflow comes out with fraction and with vibration of the\nvocal cord. The sound of [r] kind of sounds like the \u201cr\u201d in English word\n\u201cright\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-similarity\">The Similarity:<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Articulation: [zh] [ch] [sh] [r] are all post-alveolar\naffricate requiring curling up the tip of tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-differences\">The Differences:<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>1. Aspiration: [zh]\uff1c[sh]\uff1c[ch]\n\n\n\n[zh] is unaspirated while [ch] is\naspirated. The amount of air released by [sh] is in between [zh] and [ch].&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Vocal cord: [zh] [ch] [sh] are voiceless\ninitials while [r] is voiced initial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to pronounce [zh]: Raise the tip of your tongue to touch the hard palate to form an obstacle and the airflow comes out suddenly by breaking through the obstacle without vibration of the vocal cord. The sound of [zh] kind of sounds like the \u201cj\u201d in the English word \u201cjack\u201d or \u201cjerk,\u201d but with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-12692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pinyin","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to pronounce [zh]\/[ch]\/[sh]\/[r] in Chinese Pinyin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/how-to-pronounce-zh-ch-sh-r-in-chinese-pinyin.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to pronounce [zh]\/[ch]\/[sh]\/[r] in Chinese Pinyin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to pronounce [zh]: Raise the tip of your tongue to touch the hard palate to form an obstacle and the airflow comes out suddenly by breaking through the obstacle without vibration of the vocal cord. 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