Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄣ has the Unicode code point U+3123. 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+3123 to binary:
00110001 00100011. 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 10000100 10100011
BOPOMOFO LETTER EN·U+3123
ㄣ
Character Information
Code Point
U+3123
HEX
3123
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 A3 | 11100011 10000100 10100011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 23 | 00110001 00100011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 23 31 | 00100011 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 23 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00100011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 23 31 00 00 | 00100011 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄣ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%A3
Description
The Unicode character U+3123, known as BOPOMOFO LETTER EN, is a critical element in digital typography. It primarily serves to represent the Bopomofo letter "en" (丿) in the Bopomofo phonetic alphabet, which is extensively used in transcribing Mandarin Chinese and other Sinitic languages. This character plays an essential role in linguistic research, language learning, and digital text processing related to these languages. The Bopomofo alphabet was developed during the early 20th century by Chinese linguists to facilitate phonetic transcription of Chinese speech and writing, providing a bridge between the complexities of spoken and written Chinese. In this context, U+3123's accuracy in representing the phonetic sound associated with it is vital for precise language communication and study.
How to type the ㄣ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12579 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.