ㄞ

See also: 𠀅 and ㆮ

ㄞ U+311E, ㄞ
BOPOMOFO LETTER AI
← ㄝ
[U+311D] 		Bopomofo ㄟ →
[U+311F]

Translingual

Stroke order

Letter

ㄞ

  1. type: diphthong rhyme
  2. general transliteration: ai
  3. keyboard key: 9

Descendants

Chinese

Glyph origin

Derived from 𠀅 (hài), a historic form of 亥 (hài) (Mandarin: hài) "12th earthly branch".

Etymology

Derived from 亥 (hài) (Mandarin: hài) "12th earthly branch".

Pronunciation

  • (general) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “ai” /aɪ̯/:(file)
  • (when pronounced alone) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “ai” /ˀaɪ̯/:(file)
  • (casual speech) Phoneme: IPA(key): /ae/, /æɪ/ (Pinyin: ai)
  • (casual speech when pronounced alone) Phoneme: IPA(key): /ˀae/, /ˀæɪ/ (Pinyin: ai)
  • (Hokkien when in a syllable that starts with a nasal consonant (ㄇ, ㄋ, ㄫ, or ㄬ)) Phoneme: IPA(key): /ãɪ̯̃/ (Pinyin: ai)

    • Letter

    ㄞ

    1. 26th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 40th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    Northern Qiandong Miao

    Pronunciation

    • Phoneme: IPA(key): /ai/

    Letter

    ㄞ (ai) (Hutton)

    1. 35th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

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