The word "tseng" is spelled with the phonetic transcription /tsɛŋ/. The first sound represented by the symbol /t/ is a voiceless alveolar stop, which is produced by briefly stopping the airflow with the tongue behind the front teeth. The second sound, /s/, is a voiceless alveolar fricative, produced by forcing air through a narrow gap between the teeth. The third sound, /ɛ/, is a mid-front unrounded vowel produced by opening the mouth slightly with the tongue in the middle. The final sound, /ŋ/, is a voiced velar nasal produced by touching the back of the tongue to the soft palate at the back of the mouth.