ㄠ

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See also: 幺 and ㆯ

ㄠ U+3120, ㄠ
BOPOMOFO LETTER AU
← ㄟ
 		Bopomofo ㄡ →

Translingual

Stroke order
3 strokes
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Letter

ㄠ

  1. type: diphthong rhyme
  2. general transliteration: ao
  3. keyboard key: L

Descendants

Chinese

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Glyph origin

Derived from 幺 (Mandarin: yāo) "tiny".

Etymology

Derived from 幺 (Mandarin: yāo) "tiny".

Pronunciation

  • (general) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “ao” /ɑʊ̯/:(file)
  • (when pronounced alone) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “ao” /ˀɑʊ̯/:(file)
  • (Fuzhou variety, Shanghainese) Phoneme: IPA(key): /ɔ/
  • (Wu) Phoneme: IPA(key): /aɐ/ (Pinyin: ao)

    • Letter

    ㄠ

    1. 28th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 43rd letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    Northern Qiandong Miao

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    ㄠ (ao) (Hutton)

    1. 37th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

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