Ch'ari

Ch'ari
Ⴝ ⴝ ჭ Ჭ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[t͡ʃʼ]
In Unicode	U+10BD, U+2D1D, U+10ED, U+1CAD
Alphabetical position	33
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Ch, Chʼ, Č, Ç̌, Č̣
Other
Associated numbers	5000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Ch'ari, or Char (Asomtavruli: Ⴝ; Nuskhuri: ⴝ; Mkhedruli: ჭ; Mtavruli: Ჭ; Georgian: ჭარი, ჭარ) is the 33rd letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 5000.^[2] Ch'ari represents the postalveolar ejective affricate [tʃʼ]. It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Chʼ, or with the letters Č, Ç̌, and Č̣.^[3]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

Stroke order

asomtavruli^[4]

nuskhuri^[5]

mkhedruli^[6]

Computer encodings

Character information

Preview	Ⴝ		ⴝ		ჭ		Ჭ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER CHAR[7]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER CHAR[8]		GEORGIAN LETTER CHAR[7]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER CHAR
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4285	U+10BD	11549	U+2D1D	4333	U+10ED	7341	U+1CAD
UTF-8	225 130 189	E1 82 BD	226 180 157	E2 B4 9D	225 131 173	E1 83 AD	225 178 173	E1 B2 AD
Numeric character reference	Ⴝ	Ⴝ	ⴝ	ⴝ	ჭ	ჭ	Ჭ	Ჭ

Braille

mkhedruli[9]

See also

• Ch (digraph)
• Latin letter Č
• Latin letter Ç̌

References

1. Machavariani, p. 136
2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 114
3. "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
4. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
5. Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
6. Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
7. Unicode (1)
8. Unicode (2)
9. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

Bibliography

• Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
• The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991–2013
• The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991–2013