Bopomofo is a
Unicode block
A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes ( code points) of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the ...
containing phonetic characters for Chinese. The original set of 40 Bopomofo characters is based on the Chinese standard
GB 2312
is a key official character set of the People's Republic of China, used for Simplified Chinese characters. GB2312 is the registered internet name for EUC-CN, which is its usual encoded form. ''GB'' refers to the Guobiao standards (国家标准 ...
. Additional Bopomofo characters can be found in the
Bopomofo Extended block.
Block
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Bopomofo block:
See also
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Spacing Modifier Letters (Unicode block)
Spacing Modifier Letters is a Unicode block containing characters for the IPA, UPA, and other phonetic transcriptions. Included are the IPA tone marks, and modifiers for aspiration and palatalization. The word ''spacing'' indicates that these ...
has two Bopomofo characters: U+02EA–U+02EB
References
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Unicode blocks