title: Braille pattern dots-12356
text: # Braille pattern dots-12356
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-12356 ( ⠷ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top left, both middle, and both bottom dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top left, both upper-middle, and both lower-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2837, and in Braille ASCII with the open parenthesis: (.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12356 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-12356 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10295 | U+2837 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 183 | E2 A0 B7 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10295; | &#x2837; |
  | Braille ASCII | 40 | 28 |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-12356 is used to represent a voiced pharyngeal fricative, i.e. /ʕ/, or otherwise as needed.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | À, ch |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | of |
  | German Braille | em |
  | Bharati Braille | ഴ / ழ / ඇ / ع ‎ |
  | IPA Braille | /ʊ/ |
  | Slovak Braille | Ŕ |
  | Arabic Braille | ع |
  | Persian Braille | ع |
  | Irish Braille | Í |
  | Thai Braille | เีย ia |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | mi / み / ミ |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | on / 온 |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | ou |
  | Taiwanese Braille | ou / ㄡ |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | lü- -ǎo |
  | Nemeth Braille | ( (open parenthesis) |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | begin fraction |
  | Algerian Braille | ي ‎ |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-12356 are Braille patterns 123567, 123568, and 1235678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123567 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123567 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123568 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123568 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1235678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1235678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10359 | U+2877 | 10423 | U+28B7 | 10487 | U+28F7 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 183 | E2 A1 B7 | 226 162 183 | E2 A2 B7 | 226 163 183 | E2 A3 B7 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10359; | &#x2877; | &#10423; | &#x28B7; | &#10487; | &#x28F7; |
  | | dots 123567 | dots 123568 | dots 1235678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | | • (bullet) | { (open brace) |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 23678, 123678, 234678, and 1234678 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-12356, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 012356, 123567, and 0123567 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-123678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1234678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10470 | U+28E6 | 10471 | U+28E7 | 10478 | U+28EE | 10479 | U+28EF |
  | UTF-8 | 226 163 166 | E2 A3 A6 | 226 163 167 | E2 A3 A7 | 226 163 174 | E2 A3 AE | 226 163 175 | E2 A3 AF |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10470; | &#x28E6; | &#10471; | &#x28E7; | &#10478; | &#x28EE; | &#10479; | &#x28EF; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 23678, 123678, 234678, or 1234678
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-12356 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - 耳
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 3 + み/耳 = 襄
  * - selector 4 + み/耳 = 哉
  * - selector 5 + み/耳 = 禹
  * - selector 6 + み/耳 = 呂
  * - み/耳 + selector 1 = 身
  * - み/耳 + selector 2 = 足
  * - 比 + み/耳 = 南
  * - し/巿 + み/耳 = 緑
  
  **Compounds of 耳**
  
  * - み/耳 + み/耳 + み/耳 = 聶
     * - 囗 + み/耳 = 囁
     * - て/扌 + み/耳 = 摂
        * - て/扌 + て/扌 + み/耳 = 攝
     * - る/忄 + み/耳 + み/耳 = 懾
     * - か/金 + 宿 + み/耳 = 鑷
     * - お/頁 + 宿 + み/耳 = 顳
  * - も/門 + み/耳 = 聞
  * - ゆ/彳 + み/耳 = 聳
  * - 心 + み/耳 = 茸
  * - く/艹 + み/耳 = 葺
  * - む/車 + み/耳 = 輯
  * - み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 取
     * - み/耳 + て/扌 = 撮
     * - ふ/女 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 娶
     * - て/扌 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 掫
     * - え/訁 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 諏
     * - む/車 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 輙
     * - さ/阝 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 陬
     * - そ/馬 + み/耳 + ゑ/訁 = 驟
  * - み/耳 + 心 = 恥
  * - み/耳 + 氷/氵 = 敢
     * - 心 + み/耳 + 氷/氵 = 橄
     * - め/目 + み/耳 + 氷/氵 = 瞰
  * - み/耳 + さ/阝 = 耶
     * - て/扌 + み/耳 + さ/阝 = 揶
     * - 心 + み/耳 + さ/阝 = 椰
  * - み/耳 + 龸 = 耽
  * - み/耳 + 火 = 耿
  * - み/耳 + へ/⺩ = 聖
     * - む/車 + み/耳 + へ/⺩ = 蟶
  * - み/耳 + こ/子 = 聡
     * - み/耳 + み/耳 + こ/子 = 聰
  * - み/耳 + ろ/十 = 聴
     * - み/耳 + み/耳 + ろ/十 = 聽
  * - み/耳 + 日 = 職
  * - み/耳 + ほ/方 = 聾
  * - ゆ/彳 + 宿 + み/耳 = 弭
  * - き/木 + れ/口 + み/耳 = 楫
  * - へ/⺩ + 宿 + み/耳 = 珥
  * - い/糹/#2 + 宿 + み/耳 = 緝
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + ん/止 = 耻
  * - み/耳 + 仁/亻 + ろ/十 = 聆
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 聊
  * - み/耳 + れ/口 + せ/食 = 聒
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + た/⽥ = 聘
  * - み/耳 + や/疒 + れ/口 = 聟
  * - み/耳 + う/宀/#3 + よ/广 = 聢
  * - み/耳 + 龸 + ゐ/幺 = 聨
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + ゐ/幺 = 聯
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + て/扌 = 聹
  * - む/車 + 宿 + み/耳 = 輒
  * - み/耳 + 龸 + せ/食 = 鵈
  
  **Compounds of 襄**
  
  * - つ/土 + み/耳 = 壌
     * - つ/土 + つ/土 + み/耳 = 壤
  * - ふ/女 + み/耳 = 嬢
     * - ふ/女 + ふ/女 + み/耳 = 孃
  * - の/禾 + み/耳 = 穣
     * - の/禾 + の/禾 + み/耳 = 穰
  * - ゑ/訁 + み/耳 = 譲
     * - ゑ/訁 + ゑ/訁 + み/耳 = 讓
  * - せ/食 + み/耳 = 醸
     * - せ/食 + せ/食 + み/耳 = 釀
  * - 日 + 宿 + み/耳 = 曩
  * - て/扌 + 宿 + み/耳 = 攘
  * - ね/示 + 宿 + み/耳 = 禳
  * - そ/馬 + 宿 + み/耳 = 驤
  
  **Compounds of 哉**
  
  * - い/糹/#2 + み/耳 = 繊
     * - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + み/耳 = 纖
  * - る/忄 + み/耳 = 懺
     * - selector 1 + る/忄 + み/耳 = 懴
  * - ほ/方 + み/耳 = 殱
     * - ほ/方 + ほ/方 + み/耳 = 殲
  * - を/貝 + み/耳 = 賊
  * - み/耳 + い/糹/#2 = 截
  * - み/耳 + た/⽥ = 戴
  * - み/耳 + き/木 = 栽
  * - み/耳 + ね/示 = 裁
  * - み/耳 + む/車 = 載
  * - ふ/女 + 宿 + み/耳 = 孅
  * - ち/竹 + 龸 + み/耳 = 籖
  * - ち/竹 + 宿 + み/耳 = 籤
  * - い/糹/#2 + 龸 + み/耳 = 纎
  * - え/訁 + 宿 + み/耳 = 讖
  
  **Compounds of 禹**
  
  * - れ/口 + み/耳 = 嘱
     * - れ/口 + れ/口 + み/耳 = 囑
  * - と/戸 + み/耳 = 属
     * - と/戸 + と/戸 + み/耳 = 屬
        * - め/目 + と/戸 + み/耳 = 矚
  * - み/耳 + ん/止 + の/禾 = 齲
  
  **Compounds of 呂**
  
  * - 仁/亻 + み/耳 = 侶
  * - 龸 + み/耳 = 営
     * - 龸 + 龸 + み/耳 = 營
  * - う/宀/#3 + み/耳 = 宮
  * - ま/石 + み/耳 = 麿
  * - き/木 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 梠
  * - も/門 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 閭
     * - 心 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 櫚
  * - ち/竹 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 筥
  * - い/糹/#2 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 絽
  
  **Compounds of 身**
  
  * - 宿 + み/耳 = 窮
  * - み/耳 + し/巿 = 射
     * - え/訁 + み/耳 = 謝
     * - そ/馬 + み/耳 + し/巿 = 麝
  * - み/耳 + そ/馬 = 躾
  * - み/耳 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 躱
  * - み/耳 + ゆ/彳 + selector 1 = 躬
  * - み/耳 + も/門 + selector 3 = 躯
  * - み/耳 + き/木 + selector 6 = 躰
  * - み/耳 + 龸 + よ/广 = 軅
  * - み/耳 + た/⽥ + と/戸 = 軆
  * - み/耳 + よ/广 + 心 = 軈
  
  **Compounds of 足**
  
  * - な/亻 + み/耳 = 促
  * - み/耳 + れ/口 = 路
     * - ち/竹 + み/耳 = 露
     * - み/耳 + せ/食 = 鷺
     * - 心 + み/耳 + れ/口 = 蕗
  * - み/耳 + ひ/辶 = 跛
  * - み/耳 + す/発 = 距
  * - み/耳 + え/訁 = 跡
  * - み/耳 + 宿 = 跳
  * - み/耳 + 囗 = 践
     * - み/耳 + み/耳 + 囗 = 踐
  * - み/耳 + つ/土 = 踊
  * - み/耳 + に/氵 = 踏
  * - み/耳 + ま/石 = 蹄
  * - み/耳 + ゐ/幺 = 蹊
  * - み/耳 + 仁/亻 = 蹴
  * - み/耳 + う/宀/#3 = 躁
  * - み/耳 + や/疒 = 躍
  * - み/耳 + を/貝 = 躓
  * - ひ/辶 + み/耳 = 蹙
  * - て/扌 + み/耳 + selector 2 = 捉
  * - う/宀/#3 + み/耳 + selector 2 = 蹇
  * - ん/止 + み/耳 + selector 2 = 齪
  * - み/耳 + selector 3 + け/犬 = 趺
  * - み/耳 + 龸 + ん/止 = 趾
  * - み/耳 + は/辶 + selector 2 = 跂
  * - み/耳 + ろ/十 + ゑ/訁 = 跋
  * - み/耳 + selector 6 + け/犬 = 跌
  * - み/耳 + ぬ/力 + れ/口 = 跏
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + ま/石 = 跖
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + へ/⺩ = 跚
  * - み/耳 + selector 3 + や/疒 = 跟
  * - み/耳 + つ/土 + 龸 = 跣
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + け/犬 = 跨
  * - み/耳 + く/艹 + さ/阝 = 跪
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + 龸 = 跫
  * - み/耳 + と/戸 + も/門 = 跼
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + は/辶 = 跿
  * - み/耳 + き/木 + 数 = 踈
  * - み/耳 + 比 + や/疒 = 踉
  * - み/耳 + た/⽥ + き/木 = 踝
  * - み/耳 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 踞
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + や/疒 = 踟
  * - み/耳 + う/宀/#3 + ね/示 = 踪
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + ゆ/彳 = 踰
  * - み/耳 + ぬ/力 + た/⽥ = 踴
  * - み/耳 + 龸 + り/分 = 踵
  * - み/耳 + き/木 + よ/广 = 蹂
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + ぬ/力 = 蹈
  * - み/耳 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 蹉
  * - み/耳 + り/分 + お/頁 = 蹌
  * - み/耳 + ⺼ + 仁/亻 = 蹐
  * - み/耳 + た/⽥ + か/金 = 蹕
  * - み/耳 + へ/⺩ + を/貝 = 蹟
  * - み/耳 + よ/广 + と/戸 = 蹠
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + め/目 = 蹣
  * - み/耳 + ゆ/彳 + よ/广 = 蹤
  * - み/耳 + せ/食 + し/巿 = 蹲
  * - み/耳 + ん/止 + selector 1 = 蹶
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + な/亻 = 蹼
  * - み/耳 + selector 6 + ま/石 = 躄
  * - み/耳 + selector 4 + む/車 = 躅
  * - み/耳 + と/戸 + く/艹 = 躇
  * - み/耳 + へ/⺩ + し/巿 = 躊
  * - み/耳 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 躋
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + せ/食 = 躑
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + よ/广 = 躔
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + も/門 = 躙
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + み/耳 = 躡
  * - み/耳 + 龸 + も/門 = 躪
  
  **Compounds of 南**
  
  * - み/耳 + け/犬 = 献
     * - み/耳 + み/耳 + け/犬 = 獻
  * - れ/口 + 比 + み/耳 = 喃
  * - 心 + 比 + み/耳 = 楠
  * - ひ/辶 + 比 + み/耳 = 遖
  
  **Compounds of 緑**
  
  * - ね/示 + み/耳 = 禄
     * - ね/示 + ね/示 + み/耳 = 祿
  * - か/金 + み/耳 = 録
  * - み/耳 + ぬ/力 = 剥
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - み/耳 + の/禾 = 声
     * - み/耳 + み/耳 + の/禾 = 聲
     * - ま/石 + み/耳 + の/禾 = 磬
     * - え/訁 + み/耳 + の/禾 = 謦
     * - み/耳 + の/禾 + 日 = 馨
  * - み/耳 + ん/止 = 民
     * - や/疒 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 岷
     * - る/忄 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 愍
     * - ほ/方 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 氓
     * - に/氵 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 泯
     * - い/糹/#2 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 緡
  * - き/木 + み/耳 = 枕
  * - 氷/氵 + み/耳 = 派
  * - ⺼ + み/耳 = 脈
  * - み/耳 + 宿 + の/禾 = 殷
     * - み/耳 + 宿 + 心 = 慇
  * - と/戸 + み/耳 + に/氵 = 鞜
  * - ま/石 + 宿 + み/耳 = 碌
  