U+A0DB "ꃛ" Yi Syllable Fup Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꃛ
U+A0DB "ꃛ" Yi Syllable Fup is part of the Yi script, used primarily for writing the Yi language spoken in southwestern China, and it represents a specific syllable in the language, carrying the phonetic value "fup" in the standard Romanized transcription of the Nuosu Yi dialect. This character falls within the Yi Syllables block of the Unicode standard, which encodes a vast range of syllables for the modern standard Yi script, as codified in the 1970s based on the Liangshan dialect. In practical use, "ꃛ" functions as a basic orthographic unit in written Yi, contributing to the accurate representation of the language’s tonal and syllabic structure, thereby aiding in communication, literacy, and the preservation of Yi cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A0DB |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Fup |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꃛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꃛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x83 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA0DB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A0DB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua0db |