˩


˩ U+02E9, ˩
MODIFIER LETTER EXTRA-LOW TONE BAR
˨
[U+02E8]
Spacing Modifier Letters ˪
[U+02EA]

Translingual

Letter

˩

  1. (IPA) A letter representing a 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 low tone, and ˩˧˩ means one that begins low, rises to mid and ends low.

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