U+A345 "ꍅ" Yi Syllable Ssyr Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꍅ
U+A345 "ꍅ" Yi Syllable Ssyr is a specific glyph from the Yi script, which is used to write the Yi languages spoken primarily in southwestern China. This character represents a syllable pronounced as "ssyr," part of the modern standardized Liangshan Yi syllabary, which was codified in the 1970s based on the Nuosu dialect. The Yi script, known as Nuosu bburma, is a unique phonographic writing system that uses distinct symbols for each syllable, unlike alphabetic systems, and this character plays a role in accurately representing the tonal and phonetic structure of the language. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures digital preservation and accessibility for Yi language documentation and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A345 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Ssyr |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꍅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꍅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8D 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA345 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A345 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua345 |