U+A2DC "ꋜ" Yi Syllable Zzox Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꋜ
U+A2DC "ꋜ" Yi Syllable Zzox is a part of the Yi Syllables block, specifically used in the modern Yi script (Nuosu) standardized in Sichuan Province, China. It represents a syllable pronounced with a tone falling from mid to low, where the spelling "zzox" indicates an initial voiced "zz" sound (similar to a buzzing "z") combined with a vocalic "o" and a low falling tone. This character functions as a fundamental orthographic unit in the written form of the Yi language, enabling the representation of specific lexical and grammatical elements within the script’s syllabic writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A2DC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Zzox |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꋜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꋜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8B 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA2DC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A2DC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua2dc |