˦

˦ U+02E6, ˦ MODIFIER LETTER HIGH TONE BAR ← ˥ [U+02E5] Spacing Modifier Letters ˧ → [U+02E7]

Translingual

Symbol

˦

1. (IPA) A symbol representing a (mid-)high 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 symbol occurs in combination with other tone letters, they indicate the pitch contour of the tone. For example, ˦ means a level high tone, and ˨˩˦ means one that begins low, then goes extra-low and ends high.

Synonyms

• ◌́
• ◌̍
• ꜓
• ꜉
• ꜎

Derived terms

• ˦˨
• ˨˦

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Related terms

• ˥
• ˧
• ˨
• ˩

See also

• Tone letter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia