Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄏ has the Unicode code point U+310F. 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+310F to binary:
00110001 00001111. 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 10001111
BOPOMOFO LETTER H·U+310F
ㄏ
Character Information
Code Point
U+310F
HEX
310F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 8F | 11100011 10000100 10001111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 0F | 00110001 00001111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0F 31 | 00001111 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 0F | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00001111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0F 31 00 00 | 00001111 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄏ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%8F
Description
The Unicode character U+310F represents the Bopomofo letter "H" (BOPOMOFO LETTER H), which is primarily used in digital text for transcribing Mandarin Chinese phonetics. It is a component of the Bopomofo script, an alphasyllabary developed during the early 20th century to facilitate the teaching and learning of Mandarin pronunciation, especially for non-native speakers. In this context, U+310F serves as a phonetic symbol representing the initial consonant sound /h/, often combined with other Bopomofo letters to represent syllables. Although Bopomofo is primarily used in educational settings and linguistic research, it has also been adopted by some computer systems for inputting Mandarin text. This character plays a significant role in fostering language learning and facilitating the accurate representation of Mandarin pronunciation in digital text.
How to type the ㄏ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12559 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.