软腭 ruǎn'è soft palate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 软腭元音 ruǎn'èyuányīn velar vowel a vowel produced with the tongue near the soft palate, typically used as a synonym for a back vowel软腭音 ruǎn'èyīn velar consonant (linguistics) A speech sound produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate.