U+3108 "ㄈ" Bopomofo Letter F Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ㄈ
U+3108 "ㄈ" Bopomofo Letter F is a phonetic symbol used in the Bopomofo (Zhuyin Fuhao) system, which serves as a transcription method for Mandarin Chinese pronunciation, particularly in Taiwan. This character represents the initial consonant sound /f/, equivalent to the English "f" as in "fan", and is a common component in phonetic spelling to indicate the labiodental fricative sound. It appears as a leftward-opening angle or hook shape in writing, and is typically used alongside other Bopomofo symbols to form complete syllable annotations for Chinese characters, aiding in language learning and input methods.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3108 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Bopomofo Letter F |
| Block | Bopomofo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㄈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㄈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x84 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3108 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003108 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3108 |