U+A155 "ꅕ" Yi Syllable Ndiex Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꅕ
U+A155 "ꅕ" Yi Syllable Ndiex is a character from the Yi script, used primarily to write the Nuosu language, which is a Yi language spoken in southwestern China. This specific character represents a syllable pronounced something like "ndiex" in the standard Liangshan dialect, with the "x" indicating a particular tone, likely a low falling or creaky tone, common in the Yi tonal system. Part of the Yi Syllables block in Unicode, it serves as a phonetic building block in written Nuosu, contributing to the preservation and digital representation of this minority language's rich oral and literary traditions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A155 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Ndiex |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꅕ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꅕ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x85 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA155 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A155 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua155 |