Ch'ari

Ch'ari
Ⴝ ⴝ ჭ Ჭ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[t͡ʃʼ]
In Unicode	U+10BD, U+2D1D, U+10ED, U+1CAD
Alphabetical position	33
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Ch, Chʼ, Č, Ç̌, Č̣
Other
Associated numbers	5000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Ch'ari, or Char (Asomtavruli: Ⴝ; Nuskhuri: ⴝ; Mkhedruli: ჭ; Mtavruli: Ჭ; Georgian: ჭარი, ჭარ) is the 33rd letter of the three Georgian scripts.

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 5000. Ch'ari represents the postalveolar ejective affricate [tʃʼ]. It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Chʼ, or with the letters Č, Ç̌, and Č̣.

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

Three-dimensional

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

Stroke order

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

Computer encodings

Braille

mkhedruli

See also

• Ch (digraph)
• Char (Cyrillic)
• Latin letter Č
• Latin letter Ç̌

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgian letter Char.

Bibliography

• Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
• The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991–2013
• The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991–2013