- 软龈音 ruǎnyínyīn velar sounda sound produced with the back of the tongue against the soft palate
- 颚龈音 èyínyīn palato-alveolar consonant; palatal soundspeech sound produced with the tongue near the alveolar ridge and the hard palate
- 齿龈音 chǐyínyīn alveolar sounda speech sound produced by the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth; also called an apical or supradental sound