ㄕ = sh
ㄕ is an initial: the consonant at the start of a syllable. In pinyin it is written sh.
Pinyin shIPA /ʂ/Initial · Retroflex3 strokesFrom 尸
How to say it
Curled tongue; let the air hiss through, like a deep sh.
In Taiwan
In casual Taiwan speech ㄕ often drifts toward ㄙ. Learn the curl; you will hear both.
Do not mix up
ㄕ curls the tongue back. ㄙ keeps it flat behind the teeth. See ㄙ (s) →
Where it comes from
ㄕ comes from the character 尸. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.
Stroke order, step by step
Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.
Words with ㄕ
書
ㄕㄨ
shū · book; letter · TOCFL Novice 1
夜市
ㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ
yè shì · Night market
誰
ㄕㄟˊ
shéi · who; whom · TOCFL Novice 1
時間
ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
shí jiān · time; period · TOCFL Novice 1
小時
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
xiǎo shí · hour · TOCFL Novice 1
早上
ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ
zǎo shàng · morning · TOCFL Novice 1
15 syllables with ㄕ
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