U+A104 "ꄄ" Yi Syllable Diex Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A104 "ꄄ" Yi Syllable Diex is a glyph within the Yi Syllables block of the Unicode standard, representing a specific phonetic syllable from the modern Yi language (also known as Nuosu) used primarily by the Yi ethnic minority in southwestern China. This particular syllable, “diex,” corresponds to a high-rising tone and forms part of the standardized Liangshan Yi script, which was officially adopted in the 1980s to unify the various traditional writing systems. The character is commonly used in written Yi for everyday communication, literature, and education, contributing to the preservation and digital representation of the language.

General Properties

Code Point U+A104
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Diex
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꄄ
HTML Hex Encoding ꄄ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x84 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA104
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A104
C/C++/Java Escape \ua104

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Yi
Script Extensions Yi
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter