U+A38A "ꎊ" Yi Syllable Rru Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꎊ
U+A38A "ꎊ" Yi Syllable Rru is a character from the Yi script, used primarily to write the Yi language spoken in parts of southern China. It represents a monosyllabic sound, specifically the syllable "rru," which is pronounced with a distinctive retroflex or trilled initial consonant. This glyph is part of the Yi Syllables block in Unicode, which standardizes the writing system that was historically based on a logographic variety but was reformed into a modern syllabary in the 1970s. The character is essential for accurately recording Yi vocabulary and ensuring consistent digital representation of the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A38A |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Rru |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꎊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꎊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8E 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA38A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A38A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua38a |