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ꄈ

yi syllable dax

Yi syllable dax

ꄈ is a Yi syllable transcribed as “dax.” In Liangshan Nuosu, it modifies a word to mean “quite” or “comparatively”; context decides which fits.

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dax
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dax meaning · Liangshan Yi · Nuosu · 彝文 dax · Yi IME
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What ꄈ means

A Liangshan lesson glosses it as “quite” or “comparatively.”

Yi writing has regional traditions. Its oldest securely dated examples are inscriptions on the 15th-century Chenghua Bell; claims for older Western Han objects are disputed. Bimo, Yi ritual specialists, used traditional forms in religious and medical texts. The Liangshan standard was devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980 to improve literacy, adapting older Northern Yi forms; Chinese-style lookup components help users find syllables. Proposed links to writing associated with the Qiangic languages or ancient Chinese oracle-bone inscriptions remain unsettled.

Don't confuse it with

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Questions people ask

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Why does ꄈ show as a box?

Usually, the font or app lacks Yi coverage; the character may still be encoded correctly.

How to type ꄈ

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType A108, then Alt+X to get ꄈ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “yi syllable dax”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType a108, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ꄈ
CSS
\A108
Windows Yi IME
Enter the syllable's phonemes and choose ꄈ from the candidates; Microsoft's instructions were updated 2024-06-20.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꄈ
HTML hex
ꄈ
CSS content
content: "\A108";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%EA%84%88
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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