Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄡ has the Unicode code point U+3121. 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+3121 to binary:
00110001 00100001. 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 10100001
BOPOMOFO LETTER OU·U+3121
ㄡ
Character Information
Code Point
U+3121
HEX
3121
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 A1 | 11100011 10000100 10100001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 21 | 00110001 00100001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 21 31 | 00100001 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 21 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00100001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 21 31 00 00 | 00100001 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄡ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%A1
Description
The character U+3121 is known as the BOPOMOFO LETTER OU. It plays a significant role in digital texts, particularly those involving the Bopomofo script, which is used to transcribe Mandarin Chinese into the Latin alphabet. Bopomofo is an abugida system that represents both consonants and vowels. This character represents a unique sound combination of 'o' and 'u' in Mandarin Chinese. The Bopomofo script is widely used for teaching purposes, especially for non-native speakers learning Mandarin Chinese. Despite its specific usage, U+3121 holds cultural significance as it reflects the diversity of written languages and systems employed around the world.
How to type the ㄡ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12577 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.