U+A3C1 "ꏁ" Yi Syllable Shyx Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꏁ
U+A3C1 "ꏁ" Yi Syllable Shyx is a specific character from the Yi script, which is used primarily to write the Yi languages spoken by the Yi ethnic group in China. This particular syllable represents the sound "shyx" and is part of the standardized syllabary created for the Liangshan dialect of Yi, which underwent codification in the 1970s to promote literacy and preserve the language. As a typographic element, it enables the precise written representation of Yi phonology, distinguishing tonal and phonetic nuances that are essential for accurate communication in the language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A3C1 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Shyx |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꏁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꏁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x8F 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA3C1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A3C1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua3c1 |