˨

˨

˨ U+02E8, ˨ MODIFIER LETTER LOW TONE BAR ← ˧ [U+02E7] Spacing Modifier Letters ˩ → [U+02E9]

Translingual

Symbol

˨

1. (IPA) A symbol representing a (mid-)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 symbol occurs in combination with other tone letters, they indicate the pitch contour of the tone. For example, ˨˨ means a level mid-low tone, and ˨˩˦ means one that begins low, then goes extra-low and ends high.

Related terms

• ˥
• ˦
• ˧
• ˩

See also

• Tone letter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia