U+AB21 "ꬡ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬡ
U+AB21 "ꬡ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhu is a glyph belonging to the Ethiopic Extended-A block, which encodes additional syllables for the transcription of various languages using the Ge'ez script. Specifically, this character represents the syllable pronounced "cchhu," combining a palatal or affricate sound with the vowel "u." It is part of a set of characters designed to support the phonetic requirements of languages such as Me'en, Suri, and other Afroasiatic or Nilo-Saharan tongues that were not fully represented in the standard Ethiopic syllabary. The addition of this syllable aids in the accurate digital representation and preservation of these languages, ensuring that distinct phonetic distinctions are correctly encoded.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB21 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Cchhu |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬡ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬡ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB21 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB21 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab21 |