why do Chinese words/names use X for the Sh- sound?
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The sh sounds like the s in sugar or sure. The X is the sound you make when you say Shhhh! be quiet! Feel how your tongue is in a different place.
But also, it causes a change in vowels. Xi is pronounced “She” like the pronoun for girls, and Shi is pronounced Shih as in ship.
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