U+183C "ᠼ" Mongolian Letter Tsa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+183C "ᠼ" Mongolian Letter Tsa is a distinct grapheme within the Mongolian script, used primarily to represent the voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate sound /t͡sʰ/ in the Mongolian language, as well as in related languages written with the traditional Mongol script such as Manchu and Buryat. It belongs to the Mongolian block of the Unicode standard, which supports the historical and modern writing systems of Inner and Outer Mongolia. As a letter in the Mongolian alphabet, "ᠼ" appears in the medial and final positions of words, forming part of the script’s complex system of positional variants where its shape can change depending on its placement in a word. This character is essential for accurately transcribing native Mongolian vocabulary as well as loanwords, particularly from Chinese and Tibetan, reflecting the rich linguistic history of the region.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᠼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᠼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xA0 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x183C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000183C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u183c |
Unicode Properties