U+A4E4 "ꓤ" Lisu Letter Za Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+A4E4 "ꓤ" Lisu Letter Za is a letter from the Lisu script, also known as the Fraser alphabet, which was developed in the early 20th century for writing the Lisu language spoken by the Lisu people in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and India. This specific character represents the sound of a voiced alveolar affricate, akin to the English "dz" sound, and is used in the standard orthography of the Lisu script. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and preservation of the Lisu language, aiding in modern communication, education, and cultural documentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+A4E4
Version Added 5.2
Name Lisu Letter Za
Block Lisu
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꓤ
HTML Hex Encoding ꓤ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0x93 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding 0xA4E4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000A4E4
C/C++/Java Escape \ua4e4

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 Alphabetic
Script Lisu
Script Extensions Lisu
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter