title: Braille pattern dots-2346
text: # Braille pattern dots-2346
  
  6-dot braille cells :
  
  The Braille pattern dots-2346 ( ⠮ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the top right, middle left, and both bottom dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the top right, upper-middle left, and both lower-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+282e, and in Braille ASCII with an exclamation mark: !.
  
  Character information :
  
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  | Unicode name | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2346 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2346 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex |
  | Unicode | 10286 | U+282E |
  | UTF-8 | 226 160 174 | E2 A0 AE |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10286; | &#x282E; |
  | Braille ASCII | 33 | 21 |
  
  ## Unified Braille
  
  In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-2346 is used to represent a voiced alveolar fricative or aspirate, such as /ð/ or /dʱ/, and is otherwise assigned as needed.
  
  ### Table of unified braille values
  
  | French Braille | È, ss, "sans" |
  | - | - |
  | English Braille | the |
  | German Braille | ß / ss |
  | Bharati Braille | ध / ਧ / ધ / ধ / ଧ / ధ / ಧ / ധ / ධ / دھ ‎ |
  | IPA Braille | /ʒ/ |
  | Russian Braille | Ы |
  | Slovak Braille | Ž |
  | Arabic Braille | ذ |
  | Persian Braille | ذ |
  | Thai Braille | ซ s |
  
  ## Other braille
  
  | Japanese Braille | ho / ほ / ホ |
  | - | - |
  | Korean Braille | eul / 을 |
  | Mainland Chinese Braille | ei |
  | Taiwanese Braille | e / ㄜ |
  | Two-Cell Chinese Braille | tu- -ě/-ǒ, 也 yě |
  | Nemeth Braille | ∫ (integral) |
  | Algerian Braille | ى ‎ |
  
  ## Plus dots 7 and 8
  
  Related to Braille pattern dots-2346 are Braille patterns 23467, 23468, and 234678, 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-23467 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23467 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23468 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234678 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-234678 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10350 | U+286E | 10414 | U+28AE | 10478 | U+28EE |
  | UTF-8 | 226 161 174 | E2 A1 AE | 226 162 174 | E2 A2 AE | 226 163 174 | E2 A3 AE |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10350; | &#x286E; | &#10414; | &#x28AE; | &#10478; | &#x28EE; |
  | | dots 23467 | dots 23468 | dots 234678 |
  | Gardner Salinas Braille | line ∫ | close ∫ | ∫ |
  
  ## Related 8-dot kantenji patterns
  
  In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 3578, 13578, 34578, and 134578 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-2346, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 02346, 23467, and 023467 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-3578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-34578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134578 | BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-134578 |
  | Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
  | Unicode | 10452 | U+28D4 | 10453 | U+28D5 | 10460 | U+28DC | 10461 | U+28DD |
  | UTF-8 | 226 163 148 | E2 A3 94 | 226 163 149 | E2 A3 95 | 226 163 156 | E2 A3 9C | 226 163 157 | E2 A3 9D |
  | Numeric character reference | &#10452; | &#x28D4; | &#10453; | &#x28D5; | &#10460; | &#x28DC; | &#10461; | &#x28DD; |
  
  ### Kantenji using braille patterns 3578, 13578, 34578, or 134578
  
  This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-2346 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  
  * - 方
  
  **Variants and thematic compounds**
  
  * - selector 3 + ほ/方 = 敖
  * - selector 4 + ほ/方 = 旁
  * - selector 5 + ほ/方 = 亡
  * - selector 6 + ほ/方 = 甫
  * - ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夕
  * - ほ/方 + selector 2 = 死
     * - ほ/方 + selector 2 + selector 2 = 歹
  * - ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 少
  
  **Compounds of 方**
  
  * - つ/土 + ほ/方 = 坊
  * - ふ/女 + ほ/方 = 妨
  * - と/戸 + ほ/方 = 房
  * - い/糹/#2 + ほ/方 = 紡
  * - ⺼ + ほ/方 = 肪
  * - く/艹 + ほ/方 = 芳
     * - く/艹 + ほ/方 + や/疒 = 蔟
     * - か/金 + く/艹 + ほ/方 = 錺
     * - せ/食 + く/艹 + ほ/方 = 餝
  * - え/訁 + ほ/方 = 訪
  * - さ/阝 + ほ/方 = 防
  * - ほ/方 + 氷/氵 = 放
     * - 仁/亻 + ほ/方 = 倣
  * - ほ/方 + 龸 = 於
     * - れ/口 + ほ/方 + 龸 = 唹
     * - に/氵 + ほ/方 + 龸 = 淤
     * - も/門 + ほ/方 + 龸 = 閼
     * - せ/食 + ほ/方 + 龸 = 鯲
  * - ほ/方 + ち/竹 = 施
     * - 心 + ほ/方 + ち/竹 = 葹
  * - ほ/方 + ゆ/彳 = 旅
     * - ⺼ + ほ/方 + ゆ/彳 = 膂
  * - ほ/方 + し/巿 = 旆
  * - ほ/方 + よ/广 = 旋
  * - ほ/方 + や/疒 = 族
     * - れ/口 + ほ/方 + や/疒 = 嗾
     * - ち/竹 + ほ/方 + や/疒 = 簇
     * - か/金 + ほ/方 + や/疒 = 鏃
  * - ほ/方 + き/木 = 旗
     * - ち/竹 + ほ/方 + き/木 = 籏
  * - 囗 + 龸 + ほ/方 = 圀
  * - ゆ/彳 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 彷
  * - ほ/方 + ふ/女 + selector 4 = 旃
  * - ほ/方 + selector 4 + せ/食 = 旄
  * - ほ/方 + せ/食 + い/糹/#2 = 旌
  * - ほ/方 + 宿 + く/艹 = 旒
  * - ほ/方 + 宿 + の/禾 = 旙
  * - ほ/方 + の/禾 + た/⽥ = 旛
  * - 心 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 枋
  * - ふ/女 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 舫
  * - と/戸 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 髣
  * - せ/食 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 魴
  
  **Compounds of 敖**
  
  * - 火 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 熬
  * - む/車 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 螯
  * - ひ/辶 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 遨
  * - せ/食 + selector 3 + ほ/方 = 鰲
  * - な/亻 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 傲
  * - れ/口 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 嗷
  * - ほ/方 + 比 + め/目 = 鼇
  
  **Compounds of 旁**
  
  * - な/亻 + ほ/方 = 傍
  * - ゑ/訁 + ほ/方 = 謗
  * - 心 + selector 4 + ほ/方 = 蒡
  * - き/木 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 榜
  * - に/氵 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 滂
  * - ま/石 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 磅
  * - ⺼ + 宿 + ほ/方 = 膀
  
  **Compounds of 亡**
  
  * - る/忄 + ほ/方 = 忙
  * - め/目 + ほ/方 = 盲
  * - ほ/方 + 心 = 忘
  * - ほ/方 + ら/月 = 望
  * - ほ/方 + ふ/女 = 妄
     * - 仁/亻 + ほ/方 + ふ/女 = 侫
  * - る/忄 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 惘
  * - に/氵 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 瀛
  * - ⺼ + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 肓
  * - 心 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 芒
     * - か/金 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 鋩
  * - く/艹 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 茫
  * - む/車 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 虻
  * - ほ/方 + み/耳 + ん/止 = 氓
  
  **Compounds of 甫**
  
  * - も/門 + ほ/方 = 匍
  * - れ/口 + ほ/方 = 哺
  * - て/扌 + ほ/方 = 捕
  * - に/氵 + ほ/方 = 浦
     * - 心 + に/氵 + ほ/方 = 蒲
  * - り/分 + ほ/方 = 舗
     * - り/分 + り/分 + ほ/方 = 舖
  * - ね/示 + ほ/方 = 補
  * - ⺼ + selector 6 + ほ/方 = 脯
  * - ひ/辶 + selector 6 + ほ/方 = 逋
  * - せ/食 + selector 6 + ほ/方 = 鯆
  * - 囗 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 圃
  * - つ/土 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 埔
  * - 心 + 龸 + ほ/方 = 葡
  * - む/車 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 輔
  * - か/金 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 鋪
  * - せ/食 + 龸 + ほ/方 = 餔
  * - し/巿 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 黼
  
  **Compounds of 夕**
  
  * - ほ/方 + ほ/方 = 多
     * - た/⽥ + ほ/方 = 夥
     * - selector 1 + ほ/方 + ほ/方 = 夛
     * - な/亻 + ほ/方 + ほ/方 = 侈
  * - 龸 + ほ/方 = 夢
     * - な/亻 + 龸 + ほ/方 = 儚
  * - 火 + ほ/方 = 炙
  * - の/禾 + ほ/方 = 移
  * - ほ/方 + れ/口 = 名
     * - 心 + ほ/方 + れ/口 = 茗
     * - せ/食 + ほ/方 + れ/口 = 酩
  * - ほ/方 + と/戸 = 外
     * - ひ/辶 + ほ/方 + と/戸 = 迯
  * - む/車 + ほ/方 = 舞
  * - さ/阝 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 夘
  * - に/氵 + ほ/方 + selector 1 = 汐
  * - ほ/方 + き/木 + き/木 = 梦
  * - ほ/方 + selector 5 + い/糹/#2 = 舛
  
  **Compounds of 死 and 歹**
  
  * - 宿 + ほ/方 = 夙
  * - ほ/方 + ぬ/力 = 列
     * - ほ/方 + 火 = 烈
     * - ほ/方 + ね/示 = 裂
     * - 氷/氵 + ほ/方 + ぬ/力 = 冽
     * - に/氵 + ほ/方 + ぬ/力 = 洌
  * - ほ/方 + な/亻 = 殆
  * - ほ/方 + か/金 = 殊
  * - ほ/方 + 囗 = 残
     * - ほ/方 + ほ/方 + 囗 = 殘
  * - ほ/方 + め/目 = 殖
  * - ほ/方 + み/耳 = 殱
     * - ほ/方 + ほ/方 + み/耳 = 殲
  * - ほ/方 + す/発 = 殉
  * - 氷/氵 + ほ/方 + selector 2 = 斃
  * - く/艹 + ほ/方 + selector 2 = 薨
  * - ほ/方 + に/氵 + の/禾 = 歿
  * - ほ/方 + 宿 + け/犬 = 殀
  * - ほ/方 + け/犬 + お/頁 = 殃
  * - ほ/方 + 宿 + う/宀/#3 = 殄
  * - ほ/方 + 龸 + う/宀/#3 = 殍
  * - ほ/方 + 宿 + ま/石 = 殕
  * - ほ/方 + を/貝 + れ/口 = 殞
  * - ほ/方 + 宿 + 数 = 殤
  * - ほ/方 + る/忄 + selector 1 = 殪
  * - ほ/方 + れ/口 + れ/口 = 殫
  * - ほ/方 + う/宀/#3 + を/貝 = 殯
  
  **Compounds of 少**
  
  * - 氷/氵 + ほ/方 = 沙
     * - ふ/女 + 氷/氵 + ほ/方 = 娑
     * - 心 + 氷/氵 + ほ/方 = 莎
     * - ね/示 + 氷/氵 + ほ/方 = 裟
     * - せ/食 + 氷/氵 + ほ/方 = 鯊
  * - ほ/方 + せ/食 = 毟
  * - ほ/方 + い/糹/#2 = 雀
  * - も/門 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 尠
  * - き/木 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 杪
  * - め/目 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 眇
     * - に/氵 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 渺
     * - ゐ/幺 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 緲
     * - か/金 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 鈔
  * - の/禾 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 穆
  * - い/糹/#2 + ほ/方 + そ/馬 = 紗
  
  **Other compounds**
  
  * - 囗 + ほ/方 = 囮
  * - け/犬 + ほ/方 = 奉
     * - き/木 + ほ/方 = 棒
     * - な/亻 + け/犬 + ほ/方 = 俸
     * - て/扌 + け/犬 + ほ/方 = 捧
  * - 日 + ほ/方 = 曙
  * - や/疒 + ほ/方 = 峰
  * - か/金 + ほ/方 = 鋒
  * - ほ/方 + む/車 = 蜂
  * - ひ/辶 + ほ/方 = 逢
     * - 心 + ほ/方 = 蓬
     * - ゐ/幺 + ほ/方 = 縫
     * - ち/竹 + ひ/辶 + ほ/方 = 篷
  * - み/耳 + ほ/方 = 聾
  * - を/貝 + ほ/方 = 贅
  * - ほ/方 + 日 = 屠
  * - や/疒 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 峯
  * - 火 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 烽
  * - む/車 + け/犬 + ほ/方 = 蚌
  