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U+310E, ㄎ
BOPOMOFO LETTER K

[U+310D]
Bopomofo
[U+310F]

Translingual

Stroke order
2 strokes

Letter

  1. type: initial consonant
  2. general transliteration: k
  3. keyboard key: D

Descendants

Chinese

Glyph origin

Derived from the archaic character, now "breath" or "sigh" component (kǎo) (Mandarin: kǎo).

Etymology 1

Initial consonant derived from (kǎo) (Mandarin: kǎo) + rhyme.

Pronunciation


Letter

  1. 10th letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
  2. 13th letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

Phoneme

  1. (general) Sound IPA(key): /kʰ/
    (Pinyin: k), which is commonly present in Chinese.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia of sniggering.

Definitions

  1. (onomatopoeia) sniggering, snickering

References

Northern Qiandong Miao

Letter

  1. 11th letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet.

Phoneme

  1. sound IPA(key): /kʰ/ (Hutton): k', k

References

  • Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198
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