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A letter z with a rightward tail, for a retroflex z.
Also known as: ʐ, Z with hook, Retroflex z
In the International Phonetic Alphabet this letter denotes a voiced retroflex fricative, the voiced counterpart of the retroflex s. It occurs in Mandarin Chinese, Polish and Russian.
Denotes a voiced retroflex fricative, articulated as for the voiceless retroflex fricative but with voicing.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Corresponds to the r of Mandarin pinyin and to the digraph written with a dot above in Polish orthography.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A lower-case letter z whose lower stroke extends into a curve turning to the right below the writing line.