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Mongolian letters with added dots.
The script writing Manchu, adapted from the Mongolian script with diacritics added.
Writes the Manchu language in a vertical script adapted from Mongolian.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
The added dots were introduced in a documented reform to remove ambiguities the borrowed alphabet carried, which makes it a rare case of a script's defects being identified and patched by name and date.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Vertical joined letters following the Mongolian model, with added dots and circles distinguishing sounds the Mongolian letters did not separate.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.