Voiceless retroflex fricative
| Voiceless retroflex fricative | |
|---|---|
| ʂ | |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | s` |
The voiceless retroflex fricative is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English, but it is in languages such as Mandarin, Polish, and Swedish. The sound is similar to /ʃ/ but with the tongue curled back.
