U+A705 "꜅" Modifier Letter Chinese Tone Yang Qu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A705 "꜅" Modifier Letter Chinese Tone Yang Qu is a typographic symbol used in linguistic and phonetic transcription systems, particularly within the context of Sinological phonology, to denote the yang qu tone, which represents a specific tonal category in Middle Chinese and some modern Chinese dialects. This tone is part of a tonal system that distinguishes between yin and yang registers, with yang tones historically associated with voiced initials, and the qu tone marking a departing or falling tonal contour. The character appears as a small, superscript-like glyph that is placed before or after a syllable to indicate the precise tonal pronunciation, aiding scholars and language learners in accurately reproducing the tonal nuances of historical or regional Chinese speech forms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
꜅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
꜅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0x9C 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xA705 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000A705 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ua705 |
Unicode Properties