˨


˨ U+02E8, ˨
MODIFIER LETTER LOW TONE BAR
˧
[U+02E7]
Spacing Modifier Letters ˩
[U+02E9]

Translingual

Letter

˨

  1. (IPA) A letter representing a mid-low tone.

Usage notes

  • In the illustrations of the IPA Handbook, this letter may come before a word or syllable to indicate prosodic pitch, and after a word or syllable to indicate lexical tone.
  • When this letter occurs in ligature with other tone letters, they together indicate the pitch contour of the tone. For example, ˨ means a level mid-low tone, and ˨˩˧ means one that begins mid-low, then drops to low and ends mid.

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