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U+3113, ㄓ
BOPOMOFO LETTER ZH

[U+3112]
Bopomofo
[U+3114]

Translingual

Stroke order
Stroke order (unofficial)

Letter

  1. type: initial consonant (retroflex)
  2. general transliteration: zh
  3. keyboard key: 5

Descendants

  • ,

Chinese

Glyph origin

Derived from , a historic form of (zhī) (Mandarin: zhī).

Etymology

Initial consonant derived from (zhī) (Mandarin: zhī) + rhyme.

Pronunciation


  • (when followed by a rhyme) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); zh /ʈ͡ʂ/:(file)
  • (when standing alone) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); zhi /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩/:(file)
    alt. forms: ㄓㄭ obsolete, analytic
  • (Hakka) Phoneme: IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/ (Pinyin: zh)
  • Letter

    1. 15th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 23rd letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    Northern Qiandong Miao

    Pronunciation

    • Phoneme: IPA(key): /ʈ͡ʂ/

    Letter

    (ts) (Hutton)

    1. 18th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

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