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介音
jiè​yīn

medial

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
介音 jiè​yīn
medial
The vowel in a Chinese syllable that comes between the initial consonant and the main vowel, specifically the sounds i, u, and ü. Also called 韵头 yùn​tóu or 韵首 yùn​shǒu.

Frequency

Written text
0.073 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 韵头 yùn​tóu
  • 韵首 yùn​shǒu

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)