U+A403 "ꐃ" Yi Syllable Qiep Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꐃ
U+A403 "ꐃ" Yi Syllable Qiep is a specific glyph within the Yi script, a syllabic writing system historically used for the Yi languages of southwestern China. This character represents a distinct syllable in the Liangshan Standard Yi dialect, and its phonetic value, "qiep," corresponds to a particular tone and consonant vowel combination within that language system. The character is part of the broader Yi Syllables block in Unicode, which was encoded to support the digital representation and preservation of Yi linguistic and cultural heritage. As a result, it enables accurate electronic communication and archival documentation for communities that use the Yi script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A403 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Qiep |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꐃ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꐃ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x90 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA403 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A403 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua403 |