Chini (letter)

Chini
Chini
Ⴙ ⴙ ჩ Ჩ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[tʃ⁽ʰ⁾]
In Unicode	U+10B9, U+2D19, U+10E9, U+1CA9
Alphabetical position	29
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Ch, Ch’, Č, Č’, Č‘
Other
Associated numbers	1000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Chini, or Chin (Asomtavruli: Ⴙ; Nuskhuri: ⴙ; Mkhedruli: ჩ; Mtavruli: Ჩ; Georgian: ჩინი, ჩინ) is the 29th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 1000.^[2] Chini commonly represents the voiceless postalveolar (aspirated) affricate /tʃ⁽ʰ⁾/, like the pronunciation of ⟨ch⟩ in "choose". It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Ch’, or with the letters Č, Č’, and Č‘.^[3]

Preview	Ⴙ		ⴙ		ჩ		Ჩ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER CHIN^[7]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER CHIN^[8]		GEORGIAN LETTER CHIN^[7]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER CHIN
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4281	U+10B9	11545	U+2D19	4329	U+10E9	7337	U+1CA9
UTF-8	225 130 185	E1 82 B9	226 180 153	E2 B4 99	225 131 169	E1 83 A9	225 178 169	E1 B2 A9
Numeric character reference	Ⴙ	Ⴙ	ⴙ	ⴙ	ჩ	ჩ	Ჩ	Ჩ

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