Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout
The character ㄗ has the Unicode code point U+3117. 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+3117 to binary:
00110001 00010111. 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 10010111
BOPOMOFO LETTER Z·U+3117
ㄗ
Character Information
Code Point
U+3117
HEX
3117
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Other Letter
Character Representations
Click elements to copy| Encoding | Hex | Binary |
|---|---|---|
| UTF8 | E3 84 97 | 11100011 10000100 10010111 |
| UTF16 (big Endian) | 31 17 | 00110001 00010111 |
| UTF16 (little Endian) | 17 31 | 00010111 00110001 |
| UTF32 (big Endian) | 00 00 31 17 | 00000000 00000000 00110001 00010111 |
| UTF32 (little Endian) | 17 31 00 00 | 00010111 00110001 00000000 00000000 |
HTML Entity
ㄗ
URI Encoded
%E3%84%97
Description
The Unicode character U+3117, Bopomofo Letter Z, is an essential element of the Bopomofo script, which is used primarily in the romanization of Mandarin Chinese. Bopomofo is a phonetic alphabet that represents spoken Chinese dialects, and it consists of 21 consonants and five vowels. In digital text, U+3117 plays a vital role as one of these consonant characters, representing the "z" sound in the Bopomofo script. This character contributes to the accurate transliteration of Mandarin Chinese words into the Latin alphabet, which facilitates communication and understanding among speakers of different languages.
How to type the ㄗ symbol on Windows
Hold Alt and type 12567 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.