U+A3FE "ꏾ" Yi Syllable Qi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A3FE "ꏾ" Yi Syllable Qi is a specific character from the Yi script, which is used to write the Yi languages spoken primarily in southwestern China. This character represents the syllable "qi" according to the standardized modern Yi syllabary, which was developed from traditional Yi writing and codified in the 1970s. As part of the Yi Syllables block (U+A000 to U+A48F), it is used in written forms of the Nuosu language and other Yi dialects to denote a distinct phonetic value, contributing to the preservation and literacy of the Yi linguistic heritage. Encoded in Unicode 3.0 in 1999, it allows for consistent digital representation across platforms, supporting cultural documentation and communication.

General Properties

Code Point U+A3FE
Version Added 3.0
Name Yi Syllable Qi
Block Yi Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꏾ
HTML Hex Encoding ꏾ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x8F 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA3FE
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A3FE
C/C++/Java Escape \ua3fe

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Yi
Script Extensions Yi
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter