ʅ

See also: ɿ

ʅ U+0285, ʅ LATIN SMALL LETTER SQUAT REVERSED ESH ← ʄ [U+0284] IPA Extensions ʆ → [U+0286]

Translingual

Etymology

• Created by Karlgren, from ⟨ɿ⟩ plus a retroflex tail, which was originally a detail of italic typeface; Y. R. Chao made the terminal a more pronounced hook to better match the IPA alphabet.

Symbol

ʅ

1. (phonetics) Used as a Sinologist symbol representing an apical retroflex unrounded vowel, [ʐ̩].