U+A2F6 "ꋶ" Yi Syllable Nza Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꋶ
U+A2F6 "ꋶ" Yi Syllable Nza is part of the Yi Syllables block, which encodes the standardized Yi script used primarily for the Nuosu language spoken by the Yi people in southwestern China. This specific character represents a single syllable pronounced as "nza," where the "z" indicates a voiced affricate sound typical of Nuosu phonology. As a component of the modern Yi writing system, which was officially adopted in 1980 and includes over 1,000 syllables, "ꋶ" contributes to the precise transcription of Nuosu vocabulary and cultural texts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for linguistic research, education, and communication among Yi speakers.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A2F6 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Nza |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꋶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꋶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8B 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA2F6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A2F6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua2f6 |