Zhwe (Ꚅ ꚅ; italics: Ꚅ ꚅ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. The shape of the letter originated as a ligature of the Cyrillic letters Ze (З з; З з) and Zhe (Ж ж; Ж ж).
| Zhwe | |
|---|---|
| Ꚅ ꚅ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Sound values | [ʒʷ] |
Zhwe was used in the Abkhaz language where it represented the labialized voiced palato-alveolar sibilant /ʒʷ/. This was replaced by the digraph Жә. There is also a letter called Zhwe with breve. (Ꚅ꙼ ꚅ꙼ italics Ꚅ꙼ ꚅ꙼) This letter was also in the old Abkhaz language, representing the Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative. This was replaced by the digraph Жь.
Computing codes
edit| Preview | Ꚅ | ꚅ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHWE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHWE | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 42628 | U+A684 | 42629 | U+A685 |
| UTF-8 | 234 154 132 | EA 9A 84 | 234 154 133 | EA 9A 85 |
| Numeric character reference | Ꚅ | Ꚅ | ꚅ | ꚅ |
See also
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