U+A4D2 "ꓒ" Lisu Letter Pha Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A4D2 "ꓒ" Lisu Letter Pha is part of the Lisu script, also known as the Fraser alphabet, which was designed in the early 20th century by missionary James O. Fraser to transcribe the Lisu language spoken primarily in southwestern China, Myanmar, and Thailand. This specific character represents the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive sound /pʰ/, analogous to the English "p" sound in words like "pat" but with a stronger burst of air. It is one of the core consonants in the Lisu alphabet, which uses a unique set of uppercase and lowercase letterforms inspired by Latin capitals but modified to fit the tonal and phonetic needs of the language. The inclusion of this character in Unicode ensures its digital preservation and global accessibility for writing and reading Lisu texts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ꓒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ꓒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0x93 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xA4D2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000A4D2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ua4d2 |
Unicode Properties