Translingual

Symbol

˦

1. (IPA) A symbol representing a high tone

Usage notes

• When this symbol occurs in combination with other tone letters, they indicate the pitch contour of the tone. For example, ˥˥ means a tone that begins extra-high and ends extra-high and ˨˩˦ means one that begins low, then goes extra-low and ends high.

Related terms

• ˥
• ˧
• ˨
• ˩

See also

• Tone letter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia