U+16F3E "ð–¼¾" Miao Letter Zzsa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+16F3E "ð–¼¾" Miao Letter Zzsa is a glyph from the Miao script, specifically the Pollard Miao alphabet, representing a consonant sound in the Hmong and A-Hmao languages. It is part of the Miao block in Unicode, which was encoded to support the traditional writing system developed by missionary Samuel Pollard in the early 20th century. This letter, pronounced like an alveolar affricate or sibilant, is used in modern orthographies to accurately transcribe tonal and phonetic distinctions essential to Miao linguistic heritage. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates digital preservation and communication for communities across southern China and Southeast Asia.

General Properties

Code Point U+16F3E
Version Added 6.1
Name Miao Letter Zzsa
Block Miao
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𖼾
HTML Hex Encoding 𖼾
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x96 0xBC 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81B 0xDF3E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00016F3E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81b\udf3e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Miao
Script Extensions Miao
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter