Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄯ has the Unicode code point U+312F. 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+312F to binary:
00110001 00101111. 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 10101111
BOPOMOFO LETTER NN·U+312F
ㄯ
Character Information
Code Point
U+312F
HEX
312F
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 AF | 11100011 10000100 10101111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 2F | 00110001 00101111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 2F 31 | 00101111 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 2F | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00101111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 2F 31 00 00 | 00101111 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄯ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%AF
Description
The Unicode character U+312F is a Bopomofo Letter NN, primarily used for representing the "nn" sound found in the Mandarin dialect of Chinese. In digital text, it serves as an essential element for accurately transcribing pinyin, which is the standard romanization system for the pronunciation of Mandarin. This character holds a crucial role in the fields of linguistics, language learning, and translation, particularly when working with Mandarin or other similar languages that utilize the Bopomofo system. The Bopomofo script, from which U+312F originates, was developed during the early 20th century to facilitate pronunciation and language teaching in Chinese education systems. As an integral part of this system, U+312F contributes to the accurate representation of Mandarin phonetics in digital texts worldwide.
How to type the ㄯ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12591 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.