U+A249 "ꉉ" Yi Syllable Hxip Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꉉ
U+A249 "ꉉ" Yi Syllable Hxip is a specific character from the Yi script, which is used to write the Nuosu language, a Lolo-Burmese language spoken primarily in southwestern China, particularly in the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan. This character encodes the syllable "hxip," where the "hx" prefix indicates a distinct aspirated or breathy tone in the Nuosu phonological system. As part of the Yi Syllables block in the Unicode Standard, "ꉉ" enables digital representation and preservation of the Yi language, supporting cultural and linguistic heritage for communities that rely on this script for written communication, education, and literature.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A249 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Hxip |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꉉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꉉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x89 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA249 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A249 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua249 |