U+A9E1 "ꧡ" Myanmar Letter Shan Cha Unicode Character

U+A9E1 "ꧡ" Myanmar Letter Shan Cha is a distinct glyph used in the Shan language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken primarily in Myanmar and parts of Thailand, and it represents the voiced aspirated palatal affricate sound /d͡ʒʰɑ/, resembling the "cha" in "chart." This character belongs to the Myanmar Extended-B block of Unicode, which was specifically designed to support additional consonants and tone markers for the Shan script. In written Shan, ꧡ is the 16th consonant of the alphabet and is typically used in native Shan words or for transcribing foreign loanwords, distinguishing it from similar Myanmar script characters by its unique curved top and ornate tail.