What ꒠ means
It is a dictionary lookup mark, not a complete Yi syllable.
In the standardized Liangshan Yi script, ꒠ marks a stroke element shared by a subset of syllable signs. Dictionaries use this Yi radical to narrow a lookup. “Tat” is the name of the Yi syllable it most resembles, not a translation or a word defined by ꒠.
Older Yi writing had many regional forms rather than one shared system. Traditional Yi scripts were used mainly by bimo priests for religious, magical, and medical texts. The earliest surviving dated examples include a Yi inscription on a bronze bell from 1485, though many manuscripts remain undated. The standardized Liangshan form was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980.
Is Yi Radical Tat an emoji?
No; it is a writing-system lookup mark, not a reaction.
A lone ꒠ points to Yi-script study, dictionary indexing, or character structure. Its documented role is structural, so there is no basis for reading a mood into it. This radical belongs to the standardized Liangshan system, not every regional Yi tradition.
How do I type Yi Radical Tat?
Use Unicode hexadecimal input, then select a Yi-capable font.
In Word, type a4a0 and press AltX. In GTK text fields, press CtrlShiftU, type a4a0, then press Enter.
If the input succeeds but the character appears as a box or blank, change the font. Encoding supplies the character; the font supplies its drawing.
For Liangshan Yi text, enter the complete syllable you intend. Do not add arbitrary marks after this radical to make a word; radicals are for lookup.
Technical and lexicographic: it belongs in Yi-script study, dictionary work, or encoding discussion.
The costly misread is treating a lookup component as a complete Yi word.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
2Why does Yi Radical Tat show as a box?
It may be the font. The character can be encoded correctly while the selected font lacks its Yi glyph; switch to a Yi-capable font.
Does Yi Radical Tat cover every Yi writing tradition?
No. It belongs to the standardized Liangshan repertoire; traditional Yi scripts vary by region, so a historic or regional form may not map to this character.
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How to type or find ꒠
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- nuosu script · liangshan yi writing · yi character index · yi syllable sign · tat syllable · yi dictionary lookup
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
꒠\A4A0Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.