Ch'ari

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].^[3] It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Chʼ, or with the letters Č, Ç̌, and Č̣.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[5]	nuskhuri^[6]	mkhedruli^[7]

Character information
Preview	Ⴝ		ⴝ		ჭ		Ჭ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER CHAR^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER CHAR^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER CHAR^[8]		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

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 114
↑ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
↑ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)
↑ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

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