U+A306 "ꌆ" Yi Syllable Nzyp Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꌆ
U+A306 "ꌆ" Yi Syllable Nzyp is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended block, specifically representing a syllable in the Yi script used for the Nuosu language spoken primarily in parts of southern China, such as Sichuan and Yunnan. This particular character denotes the sound "nzyp," which is a nasalized, affricate onset combined with a specific tonal vowel, contributing to the phonetic inventory of a language with a rich syllabic writing system distinct from Chinese characters. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures digital representation and preservation for linguistic, cultural, and computational applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A306 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Nzyp |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꌆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꌆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8C 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA306 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A306 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua306 |