ɚ

See also: ◌˞, ɝ, ᶕ, and Appendix:Variations of "e"

ɚ U+025A, ɚ LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA WITH HOOK ← ə [U+0259] IPA Extensions ɛ → [U+025B]

An alternative glyph form, from a schwa and the hook of an r, used in Sinological transcription.

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA:

  (file)

Symbol

ɚ

1. (IPA) a rhotic mid central vowel; schwar
2. (superscript ⟨ᵊ˞⟩, IPA) [ɚ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [ɚ].

Usage notes

A superscript ⟨ɚ⟩ needs to be composed with the rhotic diacritic U+02DE ◌˞: ⟨ᵊ˞⟩.