title: Braille pattern dots-16
text: # Braille pattern dots-16
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-16 ( ⠡ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top left and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top left and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2821, and in Braille ASCII with the asterisk: *.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-16 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-16 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10273 | U+2821 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 161 | E2 A0 A1 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10273; | &#x2821; |
  | Braille ASCII | 42 | 2A |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-16 is used to represent the unvoiced alveolar or palatal affricate, such as /tʃ/ or /tɕ/, or otherwise as needed.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | Â, mathematical 1, fr, -ation, "tout" |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | Ch |
  | English Contraction | child |
  | German Braille | Au |
  | Bharati Braille | छ / ਛ / છ / ছ / ଛ / ఛ / ಛ / ഛ / ඡ / چھ ‎ |
  | Icelandic Braille | Á |
  | IPA Braille | /ɑ/ |
  | Russian Braille | Ё |
  | Slovak Braille | Á |
  | Arabic Braille | ة |
  | Irish Braille | Ch |
  | Thai Braille | ◌า ā |
  | Luxembourgish Braille | 1 (one) |
  | Romanian Braille | ă |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | ka / か / カ |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | yeon / 연 |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | ying, -ing |
  | Taiwanese Braille | yi, -i / ㄧ |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | gu- -én |
  | Nemeth Braille | · (multiplication dot) |
  | Algerian Braille | ة ‎ |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-16 are Braille patterns 167, 168, and 1678, 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-167 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-167 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-168 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-168 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10337 | U+2861 | 10401 | U+28A1 | 10465 | U+28E1 |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 161 | E2 A1 A1 | 226 162 161 | E2 A2 A1 | 226 163 161 | E2 A3 A1 |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10337; | &#x2861; | &#10401; | &#x28A1; | &#10465; | &#x28E1; |
  | | dots 167 | dots 168 | dots 1678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | | variant modifier | \ (backslash) |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 28, 128, 248, and 1248 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-16, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 016, 167, and 0167 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-28 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-28 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-128 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-128 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-248 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-248 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1248 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1248 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10370 | U+2882 | 10371 | U+2883 | 10378 | U+288A | 10379 | U+288B |
  | UTF-8 | 226 162 130 | E2 A2 82 | 226 162 131 | E2 A2 83 | 226 162 138 | E2 A2 8A | 226 162 139 | E2 A2 8B |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10370; | &#x2882; | &#10371; | &#x2883; | &#10378; | &#x288A; | &#10379; | &#x288B; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 28, 128, 248, or 1248
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-16 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - 金
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 1 + か/金 = 于
  * - selector 3 + か/金 = 咼
  * - selector 4 + か/金 = 干
  * - selector 5 + か/金 = 朱
  * - selector 6 + か/金 = 瓦
  * - か/金 + selector 1 = 川
  * - か/金 + selector 4 = 州
  * - か/金 + selector 5 = 鈎
  * - か/金 + selector 6 = 鉢
  * - 比 + か/金 = 可
  * - し/巿 + か/金 = 赤
  
  **Compounds of 金**
  
  * - ん/止 + か/金 = 欽
  * - か/金 + て/扌 = 釘
  * - か/金 + ち/竹 = 釜
  * - か/金 + ろ/十 = 針
  * - か/金 + も/門 = 釣
  * - か/金 + ふ/女 = 鈍
  * - か/金 + 日 = 鈴
  * - か/金 + け/犬 = 鉄
     * - か/金 + か/金 + け/犬 = 鐵
  * - か/金 + え/訁 = 鉛
  * - か/金 + こ/子 = 鉱
     * - か/金 + か/金 + こ/子 = 鑛
  * - か/金 + む/車 = 鉾
  * - か/金 + や/疒 = 銀
  * - か/金 + 龸 = 銃
  * - か/金 + と/戸 = 銅
  * - か/金 + つ/土 = 銑
  * - か/金 + れ/口 = 銘
  * - か/金 + 囗 = 銭
     * - か/金 + か/金 + 囗 = 錢
  * - か/金 + ほ/方 = 鋒
  * - か/金 + 宿 = 鋭
  * - か/金 + し/巿 = 鋳
     * - か/金 + か/金 + し/巿 = 鑄
  * - か/金 + ゆ/彳 = 鋼
  * - か/金 + せ/食 = 錆
  * - か/金 + い/糹/#2 = 錐
  * - か/金 + に/氵 = 錘
  * - か/金 + よ/广 = 錠
  * - か/金 + く/艹 = 錨
  * - か/金 + 数 = 錫
  * - か/金 + ひ/辶 = 錬
  * - か/金 + ね/示 = 錯
  * - か/金 + み/耳 = 録
  * - か/金 + の/禾 = 鍛
  * - か/金 + は/辶 = 鍵
  * - か/金 + ま/石 = 鎌
  * - か/金 + を/貝 = 鎖
  * - か/金 + め/目 = 鎮
     * - か/金 + か/金 + め/目 = 鎭
  * - か/金 + な/亻 = 鏡
  * - か/金 + り/分 = 鐘
  * - か/金 + ⺼ = 鑑
     * - か/金 + か/金 + ⺼ = 鑒
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ぬ/力 = 劉
  * - れ/口 + 宿 + か/金 = 嚠
  * - や/疒 + 宿 + か/金 = 崟
  * - 氷/氵 + 宿 + か/金 = 淦
  * - に/氵 + 龸 + か/金 = 瀏
  * - か/金 + selector 4 + ぬ/力 = 釖
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ぬ/力 = 釛
  * - か/金 + 数 + り/分 = 釟
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ち/竹 = 釡
  * - か/金 + 宿 + れ/口 = 釦
  * - か/金 + selector 1 + ゑ/訁 = 釵
  * - か/金 + selector 4 + ち/竹 = 釶
  * - か/金 + selector 1 + ぬ/力 = 釼
  * - か/金 + 比 + を/貝 = 釿
  * - か/金 + は/辶 + ん/止 = 鈑
  * - か/金 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 鈔
  * - か/金 + selector 6 + そ/馬 = 鈕
  * - か/金 + 宿 + も/門 = 鈞
  * - か/金 + 宿 + と/戸 = 鈩
  * - か/金 + 比 + た/⽥ = 鈬
  * - か/金 + れ/口 + ろ/十 = 鈷
  * - か/金 + 龸 + た/⽥ = 鈿
  * - か/金 + selector 1 + す/発 = 鉅
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 鉈
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ゐ/幺 = 鉉
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ま/石 = 鉐
  * - か/金 + selector 4 + る/忄 = 鉗
  * - か/金 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 鉚
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ひ/辶 = 鉞
  * - か/金 + ん/止 + い/糹/#2 = 鉦
  * - か/金 + り/分 + へ/⺩ = 銓
  * - か/金 + ゆ/彳 + な/亻 = 銕
  * - か/金 + 数 + 宿 = 銚
  * - か/金 + れ/口 + せ/食 = 銛
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ゆ/彳 = 銜
  * - か/金 + そ/馬 + ⺼ = 銷
  * - か/金 + の/禾 + ゐ/幺 = 銹
  * - か/金 + 宿 + な/亻 = 鋏
  * - か/金 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬 = 鋤
  * - か/金 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 鋩
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 鋪
  * - か/金 + く/艹 + り/分 = 鋲
  * - か/金 + と/戸 + selector 1 = 鋸
  * - か/金 + 宿 + う/宀/#3 = 鋺
  * - か/金 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 錏
  * - か/金 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 錙
  * - か/金 + そ/馬 + 宿 = 錚
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ゑ/訁 = 錣
  * - か/金 + 宿 + め/目 = 錦
  * - か/金 + 囗 + ろ/十 = 錮
  * - か/金 + く/艹 + 比 = 錵
  * - か/金 + く/艹 + ほ/方 = 錺
  * - か/金 + 囗 + ん/止 = 錻
  * - か/金 + 龸 + れ/口 = 鍄
  * - か/金 + 宿 + か/金 = 鍋
  * - か/金 + よ/广 + ゑ/訁 = 鍍
  * - か/金 + 宿 + け/犬 = 鍔
  * - か/金 + selector 1 + き/木 = 鍖
  * - か/金 + 龸 + の/禾 = 鍜
  * - か/金 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 鍠
  * - か/金 + の/禾 + 火 = 鍬
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ゆ/彳 = 鍮
  * - か/金 + ひ/辶 + selector 3 = 鍼
  * - か/金 + 龸 + り/分 = 鍾
  * - か/金 + う/宀/#3 + た/⽥ = 鎔
  * - か/金 + り/分 + お/頁 = 鎗
  * - か/金 + ひ/辶 + ら/月 = 鎚
  * - か/金 + 宿 + や/疒 = 鎧
  * - か/金 + 比 + え/訁 = 鎬
  * - か/金 + り/分 + ⺼ = 鎰
  * - か/金 + ひ/辶 + け/犬 = 鎹
  * - か/金 + ほ/方 + や/疒 = 鏃
  * - か/金 + ひ/辶 + む/車 = 鏈
  * - か/金 + む/車 + selector 2 = 鏐
  * - か/金 + 宿 + お/頁 = 鏑
  * - か/金 + そ/馬 + 比 = 鏖
  * - か/金 + つ/土 + す/発 = 鏗
  * - か/金 + へ/⺩ + selector 2 = 鏘
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ま/石 = 鏝
  * - か/金 + 宿 + る/忄 = 鏤
  * - か/金 + 宿 + 宿 = 鏥
  * - か/金 + む/車 + を/貝 = 鏨
  * - か/金 + 宿 + つ/土 = 鐃
  * - か/金 + の/禾 + た/⽥ = 鐇
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 鐐
  * - か/金 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 鐓
  * - か/金 + 日 + ろ/十 = 鐔
  * - か/金 + す/発 + と/戸 = 鐙
  * - か/金 + selector 1 + 心 = 鐚
  * - か/金 + う/宀/#3 + け/犬 = 鐡
  * - か/金 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 鐫
  * - か/金 + 龸 + る/忄 = 鐶
  * - か/金 + 宿 + た/⽥ = 鐸
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ふ/女 = 鐺
  * - か/金 + す/発 + selector 4 = 鑁
  * - か/金 + は/辶 + ら/月 = 鑓
  * - か/金 + を/貝 + け/犬 = 鑚
  * - か/金 + 龸 + ろ/十 = 鑞
  * - か/金 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 鑠
  * - か/金 + す/発 + 心 = 鑢
  * - か/金 + 宿 + す/発 = 鑪
  * - か/金 + 宿 + り/分 = 鑰
  * - か/金 + 龸 + け/犬 = 鑵
  * - か/金 + 宿 + み/耳 = 鑷
  * - か/金 + す/発 + い/糹/#2 = 鑼
  * - か/金 + 宿 + を/貝 = 鑽
  * - か/金 + 宿 + え/訁 = 鑾
  * - か/金 + 宿 + の/禾 = 鑿
  * - か/金 + め/目 + め/目 = 钁
  
  **Compounds of 于**
  
  * - 宿 + か/金 = 宇
  * - い/糹/#2 + か/金 = 紆
  * - 心 + か/金 = 芋
  * - れ/口 + selector 1 + か/金 = 吁
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ⺼ = 盂
  * - は/辶 + 宿 + か/金 = 迂
  
  **Compounds of 咼**
  
  * - ね/示 + か/金 = 禍
  * - ひ/辶 + か/金 = 過
  * - か/金 + ら/月 = 骨
     * - か/金 + ゐ/幺 = 骸
     * - 心 + か/金 + ら/月 = 榾
     * - け/犬 + か/金 + ら/月 = 猾
     * - ま/石 + か/金 + ら/月 = 磆
     * - か/金 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骭
     * - の/禾 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骰
     * - 数 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髏
     * - む/車 + か/金 + ら/月 = 髑
     * - か/金 + か/金 + ら/月 = 骭
  * - つ/土 + 宿 + か/金 = 堝
  * - に/氵 + 宿 + か/金 = 渦
  * - か/金 + う/宀/#3 + り/分 = 窩
  * - 心 + 宿 + か/金 = 萵
  * - む/車 + 宿 + か/金 = 蝸
  * - か/金 + す/発 + れ/口 = 骼
  * - か/金 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 髀
  * - か/金 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鶻
  
  **Compounds of 干**
  
  * - ふ/女 + か/金 = 奸
  * - や/疒 + か/金 = 岸
  * - り/分 + か/金 = 平
     * - や/疒 + り/分 + か/金 = 岼
     * - る/忄 + り/分 + か/金 = 怦
     * - に/氵 + り/分 + か/金 = 泙
        * - く/艹 + り/分 + か/金 = 萍
     * - の/禾 + り/分 + か/金 = 秤
     * - 心 + り/分 + か/金 = 苹
     * - せ/食 + り/分 + か/金 = 鮃
  * - ろ/十 + か/金 = 幹
     * - に/氵 + ろ/十 + か/金 = 澣
  * - 氷/氵 + か/金 = 汗
  * - ち/竹 + か/金 = 竿
  * - ⺼ + か/金 = 肝
  * - む/車 + か/金 = 軒
  * - か/金 + ぬ/力 = 刊
  * - 日 + selector 4 + か/金 = 旱
     * - る/忄 + か/金 = 悍
     * - て/扌 + selector 4 + か/金 = 捍
     * - の/禾 + selector 4 + か/金 = 稈
  * - て/扌 + 宿 + か/金 = 扞
  * - き/木 + 宿 + か/金 = 杆
  * - き/木 + selector 4 + か/金 = 栞
  * - き/木 + う/宀/#3 + か/金 = 桿
  * - す/発 + selector 4 + か/金 = 罕
  * - え/訁 + 宿 + か/金 = 訐
  * - そ/馬 + 宿 + か/金 = 駻
  * - か/金 + め/目 + た/⽥ = 鼾
  
  **Compounds of 朱**
  
  * - き/木 + か/金 = 株
  * - ほ/方 + か/金 = 殊
  * - へ/⺩ + か/金 = 珠
  * - な/亻 + selector 5 + か/金 = 侏
  * - に/氵 + selector 5 + か/金 = 洙
  * - 心 + selector 5 + か/金 = 茱
  * - む/車 + selector 5 + か/金 = 蛛
  * - え/訁 + selector 5 + か/金 = 誅
  * - か/金 + selector 5 + か/金 = 銖
  
  **Compounds of 瓦**
  
  * - と/戸 + か/金 = 瓶
  * - か/金 + お/頁 = 瓩
  * - の/禾 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甃
  * - も/門 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甌
  * - う/宀/#3 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甍
  * - そ/馬 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甑
  * - ま/石 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甓
  * - ひ/辶 + selector 6 + か/金 = 甕
  * - か/金 + う/宀/#3 + ろ/十 = 瓧
  * - か/金 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 瓮
  * - か/金 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 瓰
  * - か/金 + selector 4 + せ/食 = 瓱
  * - か/金 + 比 + ふ/女 = 瓲
  * - か/金 + 氷/氵 + ん/止 = 瓷
  * - か/金 + 数 + め/目 = 瓸
  * - か/金 + 比 + に/氵 = 甄
  * - か/金 + よ/广 + り/分 = 甅
  * - か/金 + selector 4 + て/扌 = 甎
  
  **Compounds of 川**
  
  * - か/金 + 宿 + selector 1 = 巛
  * - は/辶 + か/金 = 巡
  * - ゑ/訁 + か/金 = 訓
  * - お/頁 + か/金 = 順
  * - か/金 + 火 = 災
  * - か/金 + た/⽥ = 拶
  * - か/金 + か/金 + selector 1 = 釧
  * - か/金 + き/木 = 巣
     * - ね/示 + か/金 + き/木 = 剿
     * - ぬ/力 + か/金 + き/木 = 勦
     * - き/木 + か/金 + き/木 = 樔
  
  **Compounds of 州**
  
  * - せ/食 + か/金 = 酬
  * - に/氵 + か/金 + selector 4 = 洲
  * - そ/馬 + か/金 + selector 4 = 駲
  
  **Compounds of 鈎**
  
  * - か/金 + も/門 + selector 5 = 鉤
     * - か/金 + も/門 + selector 2 = 鉋
  
  **Compounds of 可**
  
  * - な/亻 + か/金 = 何
  * - 囗 + か/金 = 呵
  * - け/犬 + か/金 = 奇
     * - う/宀/#3 + か/金 = 寄
     * - そ/馬 + か/金 = 騎
     * - な/亻 + け/犬 + か/金 = 倚
     * - ぬ/力 + け/犬 + か/金 = 剞
     * - て/扌 + け/犬 + か/金 = 掎
     * - ん/止 + け/犬 + か/金 = 欹
     * - け/犬 + け/犬 + か/金 = 猗
     * - た/⽥ + け/犬 + か/金 = 畸
     * - selector 1 + け/犬 + か/金 = 竒
     * - い/糹/#2 + け/犬 + か/金 = 綺
     * - す/発 + け/犬 + か/金 = 羇
  * - に/氵 + か/金 = 河
  * - さ/阝 + か/金 = 阿
     * - ふ/女 + さ/阝 + か/金 = 婀
     * - や/疒 + さ/阝 + か/金 = 痾
  * - か/金 + 比 + か/金 = 哥
     * - か/金 + ん/止 = 歌
     * - ゆ/彳 + 比 + か/金 = 彁
     * - え/訁 + か/金 + ん/止 = 謌
  * - き/木 + 比 + か/金 = 柯
  * - に/氵 + 比 + か/金 = 渮
  * - へ/⺩ + 比 + か/金 = 珂
  * - ふ/女 + 比 + か/金 = 舸
  * - く/艹 + 比 + か/金 = 苛
  * - え/訁 + 比 + か/金 = 訶
  * - む/車 + 比 + か/金 = 軻
  
  **Compounds of 赤**
  
  * - か/金 + か/金 = 赫
     * - れ/口 + か/金 = 嚇
  * - か/金 + 氷/氵 = 赦
     * - む/車 + か/金 + 氷/氵 = 螫
  * - お/頁 + し/巿 + か/金 = 赧
  * - か/金 + と/戸 + 日 = 赭
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - て/扌 + か/金 = 揺
     * - て/扌 + て/扌 + か/金 = 搖
  * - え/訁 + か/金 = 謡
     * - え/訁 + え/訁 + か/金 = 謠
  * - ゆ/彳 + 龸 + か/金 = 徭
  * - へ/⺩ + 宿 + か/金 = 瑶
  * - ひ/辶 + 宿 + か/金 = 遥
  * - か/金 + 龸 + せ/食 = 鷂
  * - た/⽥ + か/金 = 畢
     * - み/耳 + た/⽥ + か/金 = 蹕
  * - く/艹 + か/金 = 華
     * - れ/口 + く/艹 + か/金 = 嘩
     * - 日 + く/艹 + か/金 = 曄
     * - 心 + く/艹 + か/金 = 樺
     * - え/訁 + く/艹 + か/金 = 譁
  * - や/疒 + う/宀/#3 + か/金 = 崋
  * - 日 + か/金 = 年
  * - つ/土 + か/金 = 幸
     * - な/亻 + つ/土 + か/金 = 倖
     * - 囗 + つ/土 + か/金 = 圉
     * - す/発 + つ/土 + か/金 = 睾
  * - す/発 + か/金 = 虐
     * - や/疒 + す/発 + か/金 = 瘧
     * - え/訁 + す/発 + か/金 = 謔
  * - ら/月 + か/金 = 勝
  * - め/目 + か/金 = 看
  * - の/禾 + か/金 = 糧
  * - て/扌 + ら/月 + か/金 = 捷
  