U+AB25 "ꬥ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꬥ
U+AB25 "ꬥ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhe is part of the Ethiopic Extended-A block and represents a specific syllabic sound used in the Gurage languages of Ethiopia, particularly in the transcription of the Sebat Bet dialect. This character is a combination of the consonant symbol for "Cchh" (a palatalized ejective affricate) with the vowel "e," forming a unique glyph essential for accurately rendering the phonetic inventory of these languages. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally support lesser-known Ethiopian writing systems beyond the standard Geʽez script, enabling correct text representation and linguistic research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB25 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Cchhe |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꬥ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꬥ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAC 0xA5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB25 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB25 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab25 |