Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄌ has the Unicode code point U+310C. 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+310C to binary:
00110001 00001100. 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 10001100
BOPOMOFO LETTER L·U+310C
ㄌ
Character Information
Code Point
U+310C
HEX
310C
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 8C | 11100011 10000100 10001100 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 0C | 00110001 00001100 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 0C 31 | 00001100 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 0C | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00001100 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 0C 31 00 00 | 00001100 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄌ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%8C
Description
U+310C Bopomofo Letter L is a character in the Unicode Standard, representing a specific sound in the Chinese language. The term "bopomofo" is derived from the first three characters (B, P, M) of the five original bopomofo symbols, which were used as phonetic indicators for Mandarin pronunciation. Bopomofo Letter L, specifically, represents the syllabic sound "a" or "o," depending on the context in which it is used. This character is particularly important in digital text, as it helps transcribe the sounds of Chinese languages and supports accurate transcription for speakers of these languages. While primarily associated with Mandarin, Bopomofo characters have been used to transcribe other Sinitic languages, such as Cantonese and Shanghainese. This character's cultural significance lies in its historical role in linguistics and phonetics, which has facilitated the study and teaching of Chinese languages worldwide.
How to type the ㄌ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12556 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.