Yi syllable mux

It represents one Yi syllable; the surrounding word gives it meaning. “Mux” is the Yi Pinyin spelling used to identify this syllable; its final “x” marks the secondary-high tone, not an English x sound. Yi Pinyin is a way to write Yi syllables with Latin letters, not an English translation.

Yi script has older regional forms. A bronze bell dated 1485 is often cited as the earliest securely dated surviving example, though the tradition may be older. In traditional Yi manuscript traditions, bimo priests preserved religious, medical, magical, genealogical, and literary works. In 1974 and 1980, the Liangshan standard was devised and officially promulgated to improve literacy, selecting a teachable syllabary from older forms. ꃄ belongs to that standardized system; this shifted Yi writing from regional manuscript practice toward public literacy.