U+16B6D "ð–" Pahawh Hmong Sign Txheej Ceev Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+16B6D "ð–" Pahawh Hmong Sign Txheej Ceev is a diacritical mark used within the Pahawh Hmong script, which was developed in the 20th century for writing the Hmong language. This specific sign, whose name "Txheej Ceev" translates to "fast level" or "quick tone," functions as a tone marker to indicate a particular high, short, or rapid tonal quality in the pronunciation of a syllable. It belongs to the Pahawh Hmong block of Unicode, added to the standard in version 7.0 released in 2014, and is essential for accurately representing the complex tonal system of the Hmong language, ensuring that written texts preserve the precise phonemic distinctions needed for correct speech and comprehension.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16B6D |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Pahawh Hmong Sign Txheej Ceev |
| Block | Pahawh Hmong |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖭭 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖭭 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xAD 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDF6D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016B6D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udf6d |