Yi Syllable Ngex

It writes one Yi syllable, not a fixed word.

In Yi Pinyin, the Latin-letter spelling system for Yi, ngex identifies this syllable and its tone. The final x marks secondary-high tone; it is not a consonant. The surrounding Nuosu text supplies the word-level reading, so ꉫ does not map to one fixed English word.

The script's exact starting point remains uncertain. Some scholars date reported Yi inscriptions on stone, bronze, pottery, or bone to before the Ming dynasty; the earliest securely dated surviving inscription is on a bronze bell from 1485. Traditional Yi writing served religious, magical, medical, and genealogical texts passed down by priests. The standardized Liangshan form was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980 to support literacy in that dialect. Other Yi regions have distinct writing traditions and conventions.

Why is ꉫ a box?

Your font usually lacks coverage for Yi characters.

A box usually means none of the available fonts includes this glyph. Its outline comes from the font that renders it, so it can look different across devices. Standardized Liangshan Yi runs left to right, and neighboring syllables do not join.