U+A700 "꜀" Modifier Letter Chinese Tone Yin Ping Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A700 "꜀" Modifier Letter Chinese Tone Yin Ping is a typographic symbol used primarily in linguistic or phonetic transcription to represent the first tone in Standard Mandarin Chinese, known as the "yin ping" or high-level tone. This modifier letter is placed before or after a syllable to indicate that the word should be spoken with a steady, high pitch, distinguishing it from other tones such as the rising or falling ones. As part of the Unicode "Modifier Tone Letters" block, it provides a standardized way to denote tone in digital text, particularly in scholarly works on Chinese phonetics or in teaching materials for pronunciation. The character itself resembles a small raised "1" or a flat horizontal line, helping to visually cue the reader to the tone’s even pitch contour.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
꜀ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
꜀ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0x9C 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xA700 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000A700 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ua700 |
Unicode Properties