Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄙ has the Unicode code point U+3119. 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+3119 to binary:
00110001 00011001. 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 10011001
BOPOMOFO LETTER S·U+3119
ㄙ
Character Information
Code Point
U+3119
HEX
3119
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 99 | 11100011 10000100 10011001 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 19 | 00110001 00011001 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 19 31 | 00011001 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 19 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00011001 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 19 31 00 00 | 00011001 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄙ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%99
Description
U+3119, the Bopomofo letter "S", is a crucial character in digital text, primarily used in the Zhuang language, an ethnic group native to Southwestern China. As part of the Bopomofo script, it serves as a phonetic symbol, representing the sound [s] or [ɕ]. This versatile character's role is vital for transcribing and translating the Zhuang language in digital text format, enabling better communication and documentation of this important regional language. The Bopomofo script has its roots in the Chinese National Pinyin system but has been adapted to represent the unique phonetic characteristics of various languages, including Zhuang, making U+3119 a vital component in preserving linguistic diversity in digital text.
How to type the ㄙ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12569 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.