Che
Ճ ճ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usaget͡ʃ
Unicode codepointU+0543, U+0573
Alphabetical position19
Numerical value: 100
History
Development
  • Ճ ճ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers100
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

Che, or Če (majuscule: Ճ; minuscule: ճ; Armenian: ճե; Classical Armenian: ճէ) is the nineteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiceless postalveolar affricate (/t͡ʃ/) in Eastern Armenian, and the voiced postalveolar affricate (/d͡ʒ/) in western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 100.[1] Its shape is visually similar to the Cyrillic letter, Be (б). Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the minuscule form of the Latin letter B (b).

Computing codes

Character information
PreviewՃճ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER CHEH ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER CHEH
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1347U+05431395U+0573
UTF-8213 131D5 83213 179D5 B3
Numeric character referenceՃՃճճ

See also

References

  1. "զ տառը բացատրություն, z tary bacatrutyun, զ տառը հոմանիշ, զ տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը հականիշ, զ տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը դարձվածքներ". bararanonline.com.
  • Ճ on Wiktionary
  • ճ on Wiktionary
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