U+132C "ጬ" Ethiopic Syllable Chee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+132C "ጬ" Ethiopic Syllable Chee is a glyph in the Geʽez script that represents the syllable "chee," used primarily in languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya, which are spoken in the Horn of Africa. This character belongs to the Ethiopic block of Unicode, a writing system that originated from the ancient Geʽez alphabet and is written from left to right. As a syllabary, each character in this script typically combines a consonant base with a vowel sound, and in this case, the "ጬ" character denotes the velar or palatal consonant "ch" pronounced with the vowel "e" like in the English word "cheese." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms, preserving the linguistic heritage of millions of speakers in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ጬ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ጬ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x8C 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x132C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000132C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u132c |
Unicode Properties