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by Tade0 1044 days ago
> In words like "Xian", for example, the "X" is pronounced close to the english soft "J" sound (like in Jacques)

The sound you're describing is represented as "j" I think.

The closest equivalent I can think of that we have in Indo-European languages is ɕ, or ś.

Source:

https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/T...