舌尖颤音 shéjiānchànyīn alveolar trill Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 舌尖 shéjiān apex tip of the tongue used as an articulator in linguistics to produce apical sounds颤音 顫音 chànyīn [trill] a type of consonant produced by the rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula, such as the 'r' sound in certain languages