D with top bar

Ƌ
Ƌ ƌ
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originZhuang languages
Sound values[ˀd] [ɗ]
In UnicodeU+018B, U+018C
History
Development
Time period1957-1982
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Ƌ (minuscule: ƌ) is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet.

It was used in the standard written form of the Zhuang alphabet (Zhuàngwén) from 1957 to 1982. The alphabet was reformed in 1982 to improve its usefulness by removing all characters that were not part of the English alphabet/numeral system. As part of this reform, ƌ was replaced by the digraph nd.

It represented a pre-glottalized voiced alveolar stop [ˀd].: 194, 202 

In Unicode

Its Unicode codepoints are U+018B Ƌ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH TOPBAR and U+018C ƌ LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH TOPBAR.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grey, Alexandra (24 November 2021). "How Standard Zhaung has Met with Market Forces". In McLelland, Nicola; Zhao, Hui (eds.). Language Standardization and Language Variation in Multilingual Contexts: Asian Perspectives. Multilingual Matters. pp. PT127-128. ISBN 978-1-80041-157-9. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Zhou, Minglang (24 October 2012). Multilingualism in China: The Politics of Writing Reforms for Minority Languages 1949-2002. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-092459-6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.