Spelling: shuǐ, shuǐ (sh and ui) is composed of the initial consonant sh + the complex vowel ui + the third tone symbol, and the tone is marked on i.

Tone refers to the change in the tone of language. In modern Chinese phonetics, tone refers to the pitch of sounds inherent in Chinese syllables that can distinguish meaning.

Introduction to tone:

Tone is the change in the pitch of a language, and tone is also called tone.

Tone has a different meaning. The different tones of "shanxi" (shānxī) and "Shaanxi" (shǎnxī) in Mandarin are related to sound length and sound intensity. However, its nature is mainly determined by the sound. high. Scales in music are also determined by pitch. During the pronunciation process, the vocal cords can be adjusted at any time, which results in various pitch changes and different tones.

Tone can be simulated by musical scales, and you can also rely on your own sense of music to learn tones. But it is worth noting that there is a difference between the pitch of a tone and the pitch in music.

There are two types of pitch, namely absolute pitch and relative pitch. The pitch in music is absolute pitch. In music, such as 1 in the key of C, it will not work no matter who sings it. No matter what musical instrument is played, the pitch is the same. Absolute pitch has no role in distinguishing meaning in language. For example, if you read "Heaven" with a low 5 degrees and a high 5 degrees, the meaning will not change. The meaning of "heaven".

The pitch of a tone is relative and does not require the absolute value of the pitch. Because different people are different, the pitch of the voice does not require everyone to speak at the same high level.

Because the vocal cords of women and children are shorter and smaller than those of young men, the wavelength is shorter, and the pitch is inversely proportional to the wavelength, so the pitch of their voices is in most cases higher than that of young men; Furthermore, the changes in tone are sliding, not moving in leaps and bounds like from one scale to another.