ㄗ

See also: ㆡ, 卩, 𰆊, ㄗﾞ, and P

ㄗ U+3117, ㄗ
BOPOMOFO LETTER Z
← ㄖ
[U+3116] 		Bopomofo ㄘ →
[U+3118]

Translingual

Stroke order

Letter

ㄗ

  1. type: initial consonant (alveolar)
  2. general transliteration: z
  3. keyboard key: Y

Descendants

Chinese

Glyph origin

Derived from 𰆊(卩), the ancient form of 節 / 节 (Mandarin: jié, Middle Chinese:/t͡set̚/).

Etymology

Initial consonant derived from old pronunciation of 節 / 节 (Mandarin: jié, Middle Chinese:/t͡set̚/) + rhyme.

Pronunciation

  • (when followed by a rhyme) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “z” /t͡s/:(file)
  • (when standing alone) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “zi” /t͡sz̩/:(file)
    alt. forms: ㄗㄭ obsolete, analytic
  • (Amoy variety before ㄧ) Phoneme: IPA(key): /t͡ɕ/ (Pinyin: z)

    • Letter

    ㄗ

    1. 19th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 27th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    Northern Qiandong Miao

    Pronunciation

    • Phoneme: IPA(key): /t͡s/

    Letter

    ㄗ (ts) (Hutton)

    1. 22nd letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

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