ㄝ

See also: せ, 也, ㆤ, ㆥ, and ㄝ̃

ㄝ U+311D, ㄝ BOPOMOFO LETTER EH ← ㄜ [U+311C] Bopomofo ㄞ → [U+311E]

Translingual

Stroke order

Letter

ㄝ

1. type: monophthong rhyme
2. general transliteration: eh
3. keyboard key: ,

Descendants

• ㄝ̃,

Chinese

Glyph origin

Derived from 𠃒 (yě), an ancient form of 也 (yě) (Mandarin: yě), "also". Compare the Warring States bamboo form .

Etymology

Derived from 也 (yě) (Mandarin: yě), "also".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ê̄ (ê¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄝ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ê̄
    • Zhuyin: ㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ê
    • Wade–Giles: eh¹
    • Yale: ē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: è
    • Palladius: эй (ej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɛ⁵⁵/

Letter

ㄝ

1. 25th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
2. 37th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet
3. (general) Sound IPA^(key): /ɛ/ (Pinyin: e/ê), which is commonly present in Chinese.
4. (when pronounced alone) Sound IPA^(key): /ˀɛ/ (Pinyin: e/ê)
5. (Mazu dialect when pronounced with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, or 8th tone) Sound IPA^(key): /e/ (Pinyin: e)

References

• 全國主要方言區方音對照表, Chinese Character Reform Commission, Beijing: ZhonghuaBook Company, 1954
• Unicode Bopomofo block description: https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U3100.pdf

Northern Qiandong Miao

Letter

1. 34th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet.

Phoneme

1. sound IPA^(key): /e/ (Hutton): eh

References

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