Kha with descender explained

Kha with descender (Ҳ ҳ; italics:

Ҳ ҳ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Unicode, this letter is called "Ha with descender". Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter Kha (Х х Х х).

Kha with descender is used in the alphabet of the following languages:

Language	Pronunciation	Position in alphabet	Romanization	Notes
	pronounced as //ħ//	40th	h
	pronounced as //h//	31st	h	until 2016, when a new Latin alphabet was introduced.
Shughni	pronounced as //h//	36th	h
	pronounced as //h//	28th	h
	pronounced as //h//	Final	h	until 1992, when a Latin alphabet was introduced.
Wakhi	pronounced as //h//	35th	h (Latin equivalent)

See also

• Ⱨ ⱨ : Latin letter H with descender
  • Ĥ ĥ : Latin letter H with circumflex Cyrillic characters in Unicode

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyrillic: Range: 0400–04FF . The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0 . 2010 . 42 . 2011-05-17.