Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㆭ has the Unicode code point U+31AD. 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+31AD to binary:
00110001 10101101. 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 10101101
BOPOMOFO LETTER NGG·U+31AD
ㆭ
Character Information
Code Point
U+31AD
HEX
31AD
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 86 AD | 11100011 10000110 10101101 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 AD | 00110001 10101101 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | AD 31 | 10101101 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 AD | 00000000 00000000 00110001 10101101 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | AD 31 00 00 | 10101101 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㆭ
URI Encoded
%E3%86%AD
Description
The BOPOMOFO LETTER NGG (U+31AD) is a character in the Unicode standard, specifically designed for encoding the Bopomofo script which is used to represent Chinese phonetic sounds. In digital text, it plays a crucial role by enabling accurate representation of these sounds for language study, transcription, and translation purposes. The Bopomofo script was developed in China during the early 20th century as a standardized system for transcribing Pinyin, the official romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. Its significance lies in its ability to facilitate communication among speakers of different languages by providing an accurate phonetic representation of spoken Chinese. Moreover, the Bopomofo script has been adopted in various linguistic fields such as dialectology and linguistics research, where it helps in comparing and analyzing the phonetic features of Chinese dialects.
How to type the ㆭ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12717 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.