Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄫ has the Unicode code point U+312B. 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+312B to binary:
00110001 00101011. 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 10101011
BOPOMOFO LETTER NG·U+312B
ㄫ
Character Information
Code Point
U+312B
HEX
312B
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 AB | 11100011 10000100 10101011 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 2B | 00110001 00101011 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2B 31 | 00101011 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 2B | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00101011 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2B 31 00 00 | 00101011 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄫ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%AB
Description
The character U+312B, known as the BOPOMOFO LETTER NG, plays a significant role in digital typography, specifically within the realm of the Bopomofo script. This script is used primarily for transcribing Mandarin Chinese into the Latin alphabet. The Bopomofo system aids individuals who are not native speakers of Chinese in pronouncing and understanding this complex language. BOPOMOFO LETTER NG, specifically, represents the sound "ng," which is a consonant-nasal cluster commonly found in various languages. Despite its digital significance, this character has limited application in traditional or cultural contexts, as it serves primarily a transcription purpose and does not have any independent linguistic value. However, it is crucial for accurate translation and understanding of Chinese texts by non-native speakers. As technology continues to advance, the importance of characters like BOPOMOFO LETTER NG will likely increase alongside digital text's prevalence in global communication.
How to type the ㄫ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12587 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.