How to Say "S" in Chinese - How To Say Guide

The English letter S is expressed in Chinese as S.

This refers to the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet.

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In certain online Chinese gaming communities, the letter 'S' is used to represent 'super' or 'top tier' status, derived from the 'S-rank' grading system used in Japanese and Korean media.
Because the shape of 'S' is a curve, it is sometimes used in Chinese digital art discussions to describe 'flowy' or 'curvy' aesthetics, though this is a highly modern, visual-based slang.
When Chinese speakers refer to the English letter 'S' in a phonetic context, they often pronounce it as es (艾斯), which mimics the English sound rather than using a Chinese character that sounds like a hiss.

我在不真正了解「語音學」是什麼意思、甚至可能連字母都不熟悉的情況下，自己能夠想到「p」是「b」的較硬版本，「t」對「d」、「k」對「g」、「s」對「z」也是同樣的關係。
Without actually knowing what "phonetics" meant and probably not even knowing the alphabet, I was able to think to myself that "p" was a harder version of "b" as was "t" to "d", "k" to "g" and "s" to "z".
This sentence illustrates a phonetic comparison involving the letter S.
Tatoeba #13826830 by LeviHighway, translation #1325353 by al_ex_an_der
法語包含二十六個字母: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z。
The French alphabet contains twenty-six letters: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z.
This sentence lists the letters of the French alphabet, including S.
Tatoeba #754738 by Martha, translation #5157685 by strangeanalyst
四 (sì)
Four
诗 (shī)
Poem
丝 (sī)
Silk
香 (xiāng)
Fragrant
心 (xīn)
Heart
性别 (xìngbié)
Gender
加油! (jiāyóu!)
Good luck!
這個單字的拼音裡有一個 S。
Zhège dānzì de pīnyīn lǐ yǒu yīgè S.
There is an S in the pinyin of this word.
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A student asks a teacher about how to spell a word.

俊杰 Junjie

老師，這個單字要怎麼拼？
Lǎoshī, zhège dānzì yào zěnme pīn?
Teacher, how do you spell this word?
梓涵 Zihan

裡面有一個 S。
Lǐmiàn yǒu yīgè S.
There is an S in it.
俊杰 Junjie

除了 S，還有其他的字母嗎？
Chúle S, hái yǒu qítā de zìmǔ ma?
Besides S, are there any other letters?
梓涵 Zihan

有的，請看黑板。
Yǒu de, qǐng kàn hēibǎn.
Yes, please look at the blackboard.

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