U+16F3E "ð–¼¾" Miao Letter Zzsa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð–¼¾
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 |