舌尖前音 shéjiānqiányīn alveolar sound Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 舌尖 shéjiān apex tip of the tongue used as an articulator in linguistics to produce apical sounds前 qián locativenoun front (bound form) front; forward; ahead; facing direction. Use 前边 qiánbian or 前面 qiánmiàn for the standalone noun.音 yīn noun pronunciation the reading or phonetic value of a character; a specific accent or dialect