U+A018 "ꀘ" Yi Syllable Bi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꀘ
U+A018 "ꀘ" Yi Syllable Bi is a glyph from the Yi script used primarily for writing the Yi language, also known as Nuosu, which is spoken by the Yi ethnic group in southwestern China. This particular character represents a specific syllable in the Yi phonetic system, where "Bi" corresponds to a distinct sound used in everyday vocabulary and cultural expression. As part of the broader Yi syllabary, which was standardized in the 1970s based on the Liangshan dialect, U+A018 helps preserve the language's oral traditions and facilitates modern written communication, including literature and official documents.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A018 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Bi |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꀘ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꀘ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x80 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA018 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A018 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua018 |