U+12E1 "ዡ" Ethiopic Syllable Zhu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ዡ
U+12E1 "ዡ" Ethiopic Syllable Zhu is a glyph in the Ethiopic script, used for writing languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya, where it represents a syllable consonant vowel combination. Specifically, it is part of the Ge'ez abugida, deriving from the base consonant "ዠ" (zha) and forming the syllable "zhu" by adding the sixth-order vowel modifier, which indicates a vowel sound similar to the "u" in "zoo". This character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Ethiopic block, allowing for digital representation and interchange of text in these ancient and modern Semitic languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12E1 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Zhu |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12E1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012E1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12e1 |