U+31BD "ㆽ" Bopomofo Letter Kw Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ㆽ
U+31BD "ㆽ" Bopomofo Letter Kw is a phonetic symbol within the Bopomofo block, representing the sound "kw" as used in certain Siniform writing systems, particularly those devised for the Hokkien (Taiwanese) language or other Chinese dialects. It is a relatively rare letter that extends the standard Bopomofo repertoire, which primarily annotates Mandarin Chinese, by incorporating a labiovelar consonant cluster. This character allows for more precise transcription of phonetic nuances not present in standard Mandarin, and it is encoded for digital text and documentation of historical or regional linguistic materials. Its usage is specialized, primarily appearing in linguistic studies or educational resources for non-Mandarin Sinitic languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+31BD |
| Version Added | 13.0 |
| Name | Bopomofo Letter Kw |
| Block | Bopomofo Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㆽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㆽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x86 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x31BD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000031BD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u31bd |