Bopomofo (Unicode block)

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Bopomofo
RangeU+3100..U+312F
(48 code points)
PlaneBMP
ScriptsBopomofo
Major alphabetsPhonetic Chinese
Assigned43 code points
Unused5 reserved code points
Source standardsGB 2312
Unicode version history
1.0.0 (1991)40 (+40)
5.1 (2008)41 (+1)
10.0 (2017)42 (+1)
11.0 (2018)43 (+1)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Bopomofo is a Unicode block containing phonetic characters for Chinese. The original set of 40 Bopomofo characters is based on the Chinese standard GB 2312. Additional Bopomofo characters can be found in the Bopomofo Extended block.

Block

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Bopomofo[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+310x
U+311x
U+312x
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

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The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Bopomofo block:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).