What ꒙ means
꒙ is a Yi dictionary mark that groups syllables by shared shape.
It belongs to standardized Liangshan Yi writing, where radicals sort syllables for reference. Hxit is the name of the similar-shaped Yi syllable ꉆ, not an English translation of this mark.
Regional Yi scripts vary in form, sound, and meaning. The Liangshan index system was modeled on Han-style radicals, the components used to organize Chinese characters in dictionaries, while Yi writing remained its own tradition. Dated Yi monuments include examples from 1485, and paper manuscripts date to around 1500; these dates concern Yi writing generally, not this radical's first appearance.
Specialist notation for indexing Yi syllables; it fits discussion of Yi writing or dictionary lookup.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1why does ꒙ show as a box
The active font may lack Yi coverage, so the character appears as a missing-glyph box. A font that supports Yi can render it.
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How to type or find ꒙
- Search it as
- hxit · hxit radical · yi radical · yi script · yi dictionary mark · ꒙ meaning · U+A499
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
꒙\A499Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.