Yi Syllable Bex

It marks the syllable labeled bex; context supplies its meaning.

Bex is the standard Latin transcription, not an English word with a fixed translation; the surrounding Yi word or sentence gives the meaning.

Yi writing has older regional traditions. Bimo, Yi ritual specialists, used traditional forms for religious, magical, medical, and family-line texts. Securely dated written evidence reaches the 15th century; claims of an earlier origin are disputed. Liangshan later standardized a syllable-based system for literacy and public books.