ㄐ

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See also: ㆢ, 丩, ユ, and ㄐﾞ

ㄐ U+3110, ㄐ
BOPOMOFO LETTER J
← ㄏ
 		Bopomofo ㄑ →

Translingual

Stroke order
2 strokes

Letter

ㄐ

  1. type: initial consonant
  2. general transliteration: j
  3. keyboard key: R

Descendants

Chinese

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Glyph origin

Derived from the archaic character 丩 (jiū), an ancient form of 糾 / 纠 / 纠 (Mandarin: jiū).

Etymology

Initial consonant derived from 糾 / 纠 / 纠 (Mandarin: jiū) + rhyme.

Pronunciation

  • Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “j” /t͡ɕ/:(file)

    • Letter

    ㄐ

    1. 12th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 16th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    Northern Qiandong Miao

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    ㄐ (g, j) (Hutton)

    1. 14th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    • Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198
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