ㄢ

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See also: 马 and 𢎘

ㄢ U+3122, ㄢ
BOPOMOFO LETTER AN
← ㄡ
 		Bopomofo ㄣ →

Translingual

Stroke order
2 strokes

Letter

ㄢ

  1. type: nasal rhyme
  2. general transliteration: an
  3. keyboard key: 0

Chinese

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Glyph origin

Derived from the ancient character 𢎘 (hàn) (Mandarin: hàn).

Etymology

Derived from the ancient character 𢎘 (hàn) (Mandarin: hàn).

Pronunciation

Letter

  1. 30th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
  2. 50th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

Phoneme

  1. (general) Sound IPA(key): /än/
    help (Pinyin: an), which is present in Chinese apart from Wu dialects.
  2. (when pronounced alone) Sound IPA(key): /ˀän/
    help (Pinyin: an)

References

Northern Qiandong Miao

Letter

  1. 39th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet.

Phoneme

  1. sound IPA(key): /an/ (Hutton): an

References

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