háček
noun [ C ] language specialized (also haček, hacek, hachek) uk/ˈhɑː.tʃek/ /ˈhætʃ.ek/ /ˈhɑː.tʃek/ /ˈhætʃ.ek/
抑扬符（某些语言中用在特定字母上表示该字母有不同读音的符号）
the symbol ˇ , used over some letters in some languages to shows that the letter has a different pronunciation
He is responsible for introducing the use of diacritics, especially the háček, into Czech spelling in order to represent each sound by a single symbol. 他将变音符号引入到捷克语的拼写中，尤其是抑扬符的使用确保了每个发音由单一字母来代表。
Synonym: caron
- More examples
- The name Janacek should have a hacek on the c.
- Abazur ["z" should have a hachek over it] is a Croatian word.
- The symbol is called a haček or hachek, pronounced HOTchek.
- Typography tends to use the term caron. Linguistics more often uses haček, largely due to the influence of the Prague School.