U+AB21 "ꬡ" Ethiopic Syllable Cchhu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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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
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Cchhu
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
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic