What ꉿ means
It means “confront each other” or “stand opposite each other.”
A Nuosu word list records its pronunciation as xɯ21 in phonetic notation: x is a rough consonant made at the back of the mouth, ɯ is a high vowel spoken with unrounded lips, and 21 marks a low-falling pitch. The gloss describes a lexical use: ꉿ is a syllable inside written words, not a sentence or reaction by itself. This standardized reading belongs to Liangshan Nuosu; other Yi languages and local writing traditions may not use it.
Traditional Yi writing developed in local forms, with bimo (Yi ritual specialists) transmitting texts for religious, magical, medical, and genealogical purposes. The earliest securely dated surviving monument is a bronze bell from 1485, and paper Yi texts survive from around 1500. The standardized syllabary was devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980 to improve literacy. Its signs descend from traditional Yi ideographs—older written signs—and appear independent of Han characters.
How do I type ꉿ?
Yi Pinyin is the practical input route.
The notation xɯ21 records pronunciation; it is not a key sequence. SIL Yi supports Yi quanpin on desktop and Yi Pinyin initial-plus-final entry on mobile; its documentation was updated 2025-11-07.
A Nuosu syllable with a specific lexical use; outside that reading context, recipients may not know what it says.
Without surrounding Yi text, the glyph alone may not explain itself to someone who does not read Nuosu.
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsDon't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
2Is ꉿ an emoji?
No. It is a Yi writing character used as a syllable in Nuosu text.
Why does ꉿ show as a box?
The font used by that app may not include this Yi glyph. Choose a font with Yi syllable coverage; the text still contains ꉿ.
How to type ꉿ
ꉿ\A27FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.