What 𖼇 means
It marks the initial f consonant in A-Hmao.
That first consonant is called the onset. In Pollard Miao, 𖼇 writes that onset; separate vowel and tone elements complete the syllable. The script took shape in 1904–05, when Samuel Pollard worked with A-Hmao speakers to develop writing for their language. Its design drew on Latin letter variants, English shorthand, Miao pictographs, and Cree syllabics, a system whose signs can represent whole syllables.
A stable spelling supported a New Testament published in 1936. A revised spelling system was finalized in 1988, with a different way to mark tones—the pitch patterns that help distinguish words. Later, the script was used for songs, stories, bilingual materials, and textbooks, as well as several Miao, Yi, and Lisu languages.
A consonant letter used in Pollard Miao writing.
On its own, it gives only the syllable’s opening consonant.
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Questions people ask
1Why does Miao Letter Fa show as a blank box?
Usually the active font lacks a glyph for 𖼇. A font with Miao coverage can display the letter.
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How to type or find 𖼇
- Also called
- Pollard Miao · Pollard script · Old Miao script
- Search it as
- ahmao · ah-mao · miao-f · miao-consonant · upper left corner · gamma · right angle · miao fa
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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