⠁

Translingual
A character of the braille script, standardized internationally as the letter a and the digit 1.

Letter

 * 1)  a
 * 2)  Upper-case A
 * 3)  a (only written when initial in a word);  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /  /
 * 4)  Tone 1
 * 5)  The onset g- or the rime -èn (-ìn, -ùn, -ǜn)
 * 6)   Tone 0, onset zh
 * 7)  Tone 2
 * 8)  Final
 * 1)  Tone 1
 * 2)  The onset g- or the rime -èn (-ìn, -ùn, -ǜn)
 * 3)   Tone 0, onset zh
 * 4)  Tone 2
 * 5)  Final
 * 1)  Final
 * 1)  Final

Usage notes

 * As in print, this is combined with many other vowels to indicate they are short.

Numeral

 * 1)  The digit

Article

 * 1)  a

Usage notes

 * Sources disagree on whether to treat this as a word sign, or simply as the letter ⟨⠁⟩. It makes only a pedagogical difference.