Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㆷ has the Unicode code point U+31B7. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 3 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of
0x0800to0xffff.
Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 16 bits within the final 24 bits and that it will have the format:1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx
Where thexare the payload bits.UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range Codepoint Range Bytes Bit pattern Payload length U+0000 - U+007F 1 0xxxxxxx 7 bits U+0080 - U+07FF 2 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx 11 bits U+0800 - U+FFFF 3 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 16 bits U+10000 - U+10FFFF 4 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 21 bits Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:
Convert the hexadecimal code point U+31B7 to binary:
00110001 10110111. Those are the payload bits.Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:
Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
11100011 10000110 10110111
BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER H·U+31B7
ㆷ
Character Information
Code Point
U+31B7
HEX
31B7
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 86 B7 | 11100011 10000110 10110111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 B7 | 00110001 10110111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | B7 31 | 10110111 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 B7 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 10110111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | B7 31 00 00 | 10110111 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㆷ
URI Encoded
%E3%86%B7
Description
U+31B7, also known as BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER H, is a character within the Unicode standard that holds significant importance in digital text related to the Bopomofo script, primarily used for transcribing Mandarin Chinese. The Bopomofo system was developed during the early 20th century in China as a phonetic notation for the Mandarin language and consists of 21 consonant-vowel units known as 'bopomofo' or 'pinyin', which are employed to represent individual sounds. U+31B7 specifically represents the 'h' sound in pinyin, denoting a final consonant that is pronounced with aspiration at the end of syllables in Mandarin Chinese. In this context, U+31B7 is used to transcribe and differentiate between various similar phonetic sounds present in Mandarin.
How to type the ㆷ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12727 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.